Birds of Greater Dandenong, Victoria is a list of the most common birds observed in the city. Showing the yearly average percentage observation frequency for each species.
81% |
Little Raven
Corvus mellori Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
77% |
Common Myna
Acridotheres tristis Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae |
76% |
Magpie-lark
Grallina cyanoleuca Order: Passeriformes Family: Monarchidae |
76% |
Australian Magpie
Gymnorhina tibicen Order: Passeriformes Family: Artamidae |
70% |
Rainbow Lorikeet
Trichoglossus moluccanus Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
69% |
Noisy Miner
Manorina melanocephala Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
68% |
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae |
68% |
Pacific Black Duck
Anas superciliosa Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
66% |
Spotted Dove
Spilopelia chinensis Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
63% |
Welcome Swallow
Hirundo neoxena Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
62% |
Red Wattlebird
Anthochaera carunculata Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
54% |
Chestnut Teal
Anas castanea Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
52% |
Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
51% |
Australasian Swamphen
Porphyrio melanotus Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
50% |
Eurasian Coot
Fulica atra Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
46% |
Superb Fairywren
Malurus cyaneus Order: Passeriformes Family: Maluridae |
43% |
White-plumed Honeyeater
Ptilotula penicillata Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
41% |
Red-rumped Parrot
Psephotus haematonotus Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
41% |
Masked Lapwing
Vanellus miles Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
41% |
Dusky Moorhen
Gallinula tenebrosa Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
40% |
Maned Duck
Chenonetta jubata Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
37% |
White-faced Heron
Egretta novaehollandiae Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
34% |
Gray Teal
Anas gracilis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
34% |
Silver Gull
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
33% |
Willie-wagtail
Rhipidura leucophrys Order: Passeriformes Family: Rhipiduridae |
33% |
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
Cacatua galerita Order: Psittaciformes Family: Cacatuidae |
33% |
Crested Pigeon
Ocyphaps lophotes Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
32% |
Gray Butcherbird
Cracticus torquatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Artamidae |
30% |
Brown Thornbill
Acanthiza pusilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
29% |
Straw-necked Ibis
Threskiornis spinicollis Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
28% |
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
27% |
Little Pied Cormorant
Microcarbo melanoleucos Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
27% |
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passeridae |
26% |
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelis Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
25% |
Eastern Rosella
Platycercus eximius Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
24% |
Australian Ibis
Threskiornis molucca Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
23% |
White-browed Scrubwren
Sericornis frontalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
22% |
Gray Fantail
Rhipidura albiscapa Order: Passeriformes Family: Rhipiduridae |
22% |
Great Egret
Ardea alba Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
22% |
Spotted Pardalote
Pardalotus punctatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Pardalotidae |
20% |
Black Swan
Cygnus atratus Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
19% |
Little Wattlebird
Anthochaera chrysoptera Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
19% |
Australasian Grebe
Tachybaptus novaehollandiae Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
19% |
New Holland Honeyeater
Phylidonyris novaehollandiae Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
18% |
Little Grassbird
Poodytes gramineus Order: Passeriformes Family: Locustellidae |
18% |
Little Black Cormorant
Phalacrocorax sulcirostris Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
17% |
Australian Reed Warbler
Acrocephalus australis Order: Passeriformes Family: Acrocephalidae |
17% |
Galah
Eolophus roseicapilla Order: Psittaciformes Family: Cacatuidae |
17% |
Musk Lorikeet
Glossopsitta concinna Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
16% |
Hardhead
Aythya australis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
15% |
Golden-headed Cisticola
Cisticola exilis Order: Passeriformes Family: Cisticolidae |
14% |
Black-fronted Dotterel
Charadrius melanops Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
14% |
Australian Pelican
Pelecanus conspicillatus Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Pelecanidae |
12% |
Blue-billed Duck
Oxyura australis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
12% |
Little Corella
Cacatua sanguinea Order: Psittaciformes Family: Cacatuidae |
11% |
Hoary-headed Grebe
Poliocephalus poliocephalus Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
10.0% |
Black-faced Cuckooshrike
Coracina novaehollandiae Order: Passeriformes Family: Campephagidae |
9.8% |
Latham's Snipe
Gallinago hardwickii Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
9.8% |
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
9.0% |
Silvereye
Zosterops lateralis Order: Passeriformes Family: Zosteropidae |
8.8% |
Black-shouldered Kite
Elanus axillaris Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
8.6% |
Red-browed Firetail
Neochmia temporalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Estrildidae |
8.6% |
Australasian Darter
Anhinga novaehollandiae Order: Suliformes Family: Anhingidae |
7.9% |
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Alaudidae |
7.1% |
Swamp Harrier
Circus approximans Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
6.8% |
Long-billed Corella
Cacatua tenuirostris Order: Psittaciformes Family: Cacatuidae |
6.7% |
European Greenfinch
Chloris chloris Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
6.5% |
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
6.3% |
Pied Stilt
Himantopus leucocephalus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Recurvirostridae |
5.9% |
Pied Currawong
Strepera graculina Order: Passeriformes Family: Artamidae |
5.6% |
Freckled Duck
Stictonetta naevosa Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
5.5% |
Gray Shrikethrush
Colluricincla harmonica Order: Passeriformes Family: Pachycephalidae |
5.5% |
Royal Spoonbill
Platalea regia Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
5.0% |
Australian Pipit
Anthus australis Order: Passeriformes Family: Motacillidae |
4.9% |
Yellow-billed Spoonbill
Platalea flavipes Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
4.6% |
Red-kneed Dotterel
Erythrogonys cinctus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
4.5% |
Australasian Shoveler
Spatula rhynchotis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
4.2% |
Nankeen Kestrel
Falco cenchroides Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
4.0% |
Flame Robin
Petroica phoenicea Order: Passeriformes Family: Petroicidae |
3.8% |
Laughing Kookaburra
Dacelo novaeguineae Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
3.8% |
Golden Whistler
Pachycephala pectoralis Order: Passeriformes Family: Pachycephalidae |
3.7% |
Brown Goshawk
Accipiter fasciatus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
3.6% |
Whistling Kite
Haliastur sphenurus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
3.3% |
Australian Hobby
Falco longipennis Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
3.1% |
Pink-eared Duck
Malacorhynchus membranaceus Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
3.0% |
Fairy Martin
Petrochelidon ariel Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
2.9% |
Eastern Spinebill
Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
2.9% |
Graylag Goose
Anser anser Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
2.7% |
Yellow-faced Honeyeater
Caligavis chrysops Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
2.6% |
Crimson Rosella
Platycercus elegans Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
2.6% |
White-fronted Chat
Epthianura albifrons Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
2.6% |
Pacific Heron
Ardea pacifica Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
2.5% |
Brown Falcon
Falco berigora Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
2.4% |
Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx basalis Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
2.3% |
Common Bronzewing
Phaps chalcoptera Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
2.3% |
Striated Pardalote
Pardalotus striatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Pardalotidae |
2.3% |
Mistletoebird
Dicaeum hirundinaceum Order: Passeriformes Family: Dicaeidae |
2.2% |
Musk Duck
Biziura lobata Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
2.0% |
Australian Crake
Porzana fluminea Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
1.8% |
Pacific Gull
Larus pacificus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
1.8% |
Australian Shelduck
Tadorna tadornoides Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
1.7% |
Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater
Acanthagenys rufogularis Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
1.7% |
Pied Cormorant
Phalacrocorax varius Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
1.7% |
Red-capped Plover
Anarhynchus ruficapillus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
1.7% |
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Calidris acuminata Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
1.6% |
Eastern Cattle Egret
Bubulcus coromandus Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
1.6% |
Spotless Crake
Zapornia tabuensis Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
1.6% |
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Passer montanus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passeridae |
1.5% |
Yellow-rumped Thornbill
Acanthiza chrysorrhoa Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
1.5% |
Nankeen Night Heron
Nycticorax caledonicus Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
1.4% |
Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo
Zanda funerea Order: Psittaciformes Family: Cacatuidae |
1.4% |
Buff-banded Rail
Gallirallus philippensis Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
1.4% |
Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
1.3% |
Red-necked Stint
Calidris ruficollis Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
1.1% |
Fan-tailed Cuckoo
Cacomantis flabelliformis Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
1.1% |
Gray Currawong
Strepera versicolor Order: Passeriformes Family: Artamidae |
1.1% |
Wedge-tailed Eagle
Aquila audax Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
1.1% |
Tawny Frogmouth
Podargus strigoides Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Podargidae |
1.1% |
Tree Martin
Petrochelidon nigricans Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
1.1% |
Red-necked Avocet
Recurvirostra novaehollandiae Order: Charadriiformes Family: Recurvirostridae |