Birds of Greater Geelong, Victoria is a list of the most common birds observed in the city. Showing the yearly average percentage observation frequency for each species.
67% |
Australian Magpie
Gymnorhina tibicen Order: Passeriformes Family: Artamidae |
60% |
Red Wattlebird
Anthochaera carunculata Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
57% |
Little Raven
Corvus mellori Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
49% |
Magpie-lark
Grallina cyanoleuca Order: Passeriformes Family: Monarchidae |
42% |
New Holland Honeyeater
Phylidonyris novaehollandiae Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
42% |
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae |
39% |
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passeridae |
38% |
Rainbow Lorikeet
Trichoglossus moluccanus Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
36% |
Superb Fairywren
Malurus cyaneus Order: Passeriformes Family: Maluridae |
36% |
Welcome Swallow
Hirundo neoxena Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
33% |
Spotted Dove
Spilopelia chinensis Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
33% |
Masked Lapwing
Vanellus miles Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
32% |
Willie-wagtail
Rhipidura leucophrys Order: Passeriformes Family: Rhipiduridae |
32% |
Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
30% |
Common Myna
Acridotheres tristis Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae |
29% |
Silver Gull
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
27% |
Chestnut Teal
Anas castanea Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
23% |
Pacific Black Duck
Anas superciliosa Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
23% |
Australian Ibis
Threskiornis molucca Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
21% |
Galah
Eolophus roseicapilla Order: Psittaciformes Family: Cacatuidae |
21% |
White-faced Heron
Egretta novaehollandiae Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
21% |
Black Swan
Cygnus atratus Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
20% |
White-plumed Honeyeater
Ptilotula penicillata Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
20% |
Little Pied Cormorant
Microcarbo melanoleucos Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
20% |
Straw-necked Ibis
Threskiornis spinicollis Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
20% |
Gray Butcherbird
Cracticus torquatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Artamidae |
19% |
Gray Teal
Anas gracilis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
19% |
Crested Pigeon
Ocyphaps lophotes Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
18% |
Pied Currawong
Strepera graculina Order: Passeriformes Family: Artamidae |
18% |
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
Cacatua galerita Order: Psittaciformes Family: Cacatuidae |
17% |
Eastern Rosella
Platycercus eximius Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
17% |
Eurasian Coot
Fulica atra Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
17% |
Australasian Swamphen
Porphyrio melanotus Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
17% |
Silvereye
Zosterops lateralis Order: Passeriformes Family: Zosteropidae |
16% |
Australian Pelican
Pelecanus conspicillatus Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Pelecanidae |
15% |
Gray Fantail
Rhipidura albiscapa Order: Passeriformes Family: Rhipiduridae |
15% |
Red-rumped Parrot
Psephotus haematonotus Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
15% |
Spotted Pardalote
Pardalotus punctatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Pardalotidae |
14% |
Brown Thornbill
Acanthiza pusilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
13% |
Whistling Kite
Haliastur sphenurus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
13% |
Little Black Cormorant
Phalacrocorax sulcirostris Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
13% |
Dusky Moorhen
Gallinula tenebrosa Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
12% |
Yellow-rumped Thornbill
Acanthiza chrysorrhoa Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
12% |
Hoary-headed Grebe
Poliocephalus poliocephalus Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
12% |
Pied Stilt
Himantopus leucocephalus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Recurvirostridae |
12% |
Swamp Harrier
Circus approximans Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
11% |
Noisy Miner
Manorina melanocephala Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
11% |
White-browed Scrubwren
Sericornis frontalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
11% |
White-fronted Chat
Epthianura albifrons Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
11% |
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Alaudidae |
10% |
Little Grassbird
Poodytes gramineus Order: Passeriformes Family: Locustellidae |
9.7% |
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelis Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
9.5% |
Australasian Grebe
Tachybaptus novaehollandiae Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
9.3% |
Great Egret
Ardea alba Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
8.9% |
Red-browed Firetail
Neochmia temporalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Estrildidae |
8.8% |
Gray Shrikethrush
Colluricincla harmonica Order: Passeriformes Family: Pachycephalidae |
8.7% |
Brown Falcon
Falco berigora Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
8.7% |
Maned Duck
Chenonetta jubata Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
8.6% |
Royal Spoonbill
Platalea regia Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
8.5% |
Golden-headed Cisticola
Cisticola exilis Order: Passeriformes Family: Cisticolidae |
7.8% |
Red-necked Stint
Calidris ruficollis Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
7.8% |
Yellow-billed Spoonbill
Platalea flavipes Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
7.7% |
Black Kite
Milvus migrans Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
7.5% |
Black-shouldered Kite
Elanus axillaris Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
7.4% |
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
7.1% |
Australian Shelduck
Tadorna tadornoides Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
7.1% |
Musk Lorikeet
Glossopsitta concinna Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
6.9% |
Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater
Acanthagenys rufogularis Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
6.8% |
Black-faced Cuckooshrike
Coracina novaehollandiae Order: Passeriformes Family: Campephagidae |
6.7% |
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
6.6% |
Hardhead
Aythya australis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
6.4% |
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Calidris acuminata Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
6.3% |
Great Crested Tern
Thalasseus bergii Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
6.2% |
Pied Cormorant
Phalacrocorax varius Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
6.1% |
Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
6.0% |
Yellow-faced Honeyeater
Caligavis chrysops Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
5.9% |
Red-capped Plover
Anarhynchus ruficapillus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
5.9% |
Black-fronted Dotterel
Charadrius melanops Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
5.8% |
Australian Reed Warbler
Acrocephalus australis Order: Passeriformes Family: Acrocephalidae |
5.6% |
Crimson Rosella
Platycercus elegans Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
5.5% |
Striated Fieldwren
Calamanthus fuliginosus Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
5.4% |
Long-billed Corella
Cacatua tenuirostris Order: Psittaciformes Family: Cacatuidae |
5.4% |
Pacific Gull
Larus pacificus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
5.3% |
White-winged Chough
Corcorax melanorhamphos Order: Passeriformes Family: Corcoracidae |
5.2% |
Pied Oystercatcher
Haematopus longirostris Order: Charadriiformes Family: Haematopodidae |
5.2% |
Golden Whistler
Pachycephala pectoralis Order: Passeriformes Family: Pachycephalidae |
5.2% |
Purple-crowned Lorikeet
Parvipsitta porphyrocephala Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
4.9% |
Australian Pipit
Anthus australis Order: Passeriformes Family: Motacillidae |
4.9% |
Red-necked Avocet
Recurvirostra novaehollandiae Order: Charadriiformes Family: Recurvirostridae |
4.9% |
Common Bronzewing
Phaps chalcoptera Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
4.7% |
Nankeen Kestrel
Falco cenchroides Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
4.7% |
Cape Barren Goose
Cereopsis novaehollandiae Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
4.5% |
Pink-eared Duck
Malacorhynchus membranaceus Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
4.5% |
Striated Pardalote
Pardalotus striatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Pardalotidae |
4.2% |
Australasian Shoveler
Spatula rhynchotis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
4.2% |
Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferruginea Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
4.0% |
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
3.9% |
Little Egret
Egretta garzetta Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
3.9% |
Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx basalis Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
3.9% |
Eastern Yellow Robin
Eopsaltria australis Order: Passeriformes Family: Petroicidae |
3.9% |
Rufous Whistler
Pachycephala rufiventris Order: Passeriformes Family: Pachycephalidae |
3.8% |
Red-kneed Dotterel
Erythrogonys cinctus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
3.7% |
European Greenfinch
Chloris chloris Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
3.5% |
Laughing Kookaburra
Dacelo novaeguineae Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
3.5% |
Wedge-tailed Eagle
Aquila audax Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
3.5% |
Yellow Thornbill
Acanthiza nana Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
3.5% |
Australian Hobby
Falco longipennis Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
3.4% |
Weebill
Smicrornis brevirostris Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
3.3% |
Musk Duck
Biziura lobata Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
3.3% |
Brown Goshawk
Accipiter fasciatus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
3.2% |
Fairy Martin
Petrochelidon ariel Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
3.2% |
Dusky Woodswallow
Artamus cyanopterus Order: Passeriformes Family: Artamidae |
3.1% |
Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo
Zanda funerea Order: Psittaciformes Family: Cacatuidae |
3.1% |
Singing Honeyeater
Gavicalis virescens Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
3.0% |
Magpie Goose
Anseranas semipalmata Order: Anseriformes Family: Anseranatidae |
3.0% |
Australasian Gannet
Morus serrator Order: Suliformes Family: Sulidae |
2.9% |
Australasian Darter
Anhinga novaehollandiae Order: Suliformes Family: Anhingidae |
2.9% |
Fan-tailed Cuckoo
Cacomantis flabelliformis Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
2.9% |
Zebra Finch
Taeniopygia guttata Order: Passeriformes Family: Estrildidae |
2.8% |
Brown-headed Honeyeater
Melithreptus brevirostris Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
2.7% |
Eastern Spinebill
Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
2.7% |
Little Eagle
Hieraaetus morphnoides Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
2.7% |
Scarlet Robin
Petroica boodang Order: Passeriformes Family: Petroicidae |
2.7% |
Banded Stilt
Cladorhynchus leucocephalus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Recurvirostridae |
2.6% |
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Passer montanus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passeridae |
2.6% |
Flame Robin
Petroica phoenicea Order: Passeriformes Family: Petroicidae |
2.6% |
Pacific Heron
Ardea pacifica Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
2.5% |
White-naped Honeyeater
Melithreptus lunatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
2.5% |
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
2.5% |
Blue-billed Duck
Oxyura australis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
2.5% |
Brolga
Antigone rubicunda Order: Gruiformes Family: Gruidae |
2.4% |
Collared Sparrowhawk
Accipiter cirrocephalus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
2.4% |
Tree Martin
Petrochelidon nigricans Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
2.3% |
Nankeen Night Heron
Nycticorax caledonicus Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
2.2% |
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
2.2% |
Gang-gang Cockatoo
Callocephalon fimbriatum Order: Psittaciformes Family: Cacatuidae |
2.2% |
Australian Crake
Porzana fluminea Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
2.2% |
Freckled Duck
Stictonetta naevosa Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
2.2% |
Restless Flycatcher
Myiagra inquieta Order: Passeriformes Family: Monarchidae |
2.1% |
Shining Bronze-Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx lucidus Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
2.1% |
Little Corella
Cacatua sanguinea Order: Psittaciformes Family: Cacatuidae |
2.0% |
White-throated Treecreeper
Cormobates leucophaea Order: Passeriformes Family: Climacteridae |
2.0% |
Latham's Snipe
Gallinago hardwickii Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
2.0% |
Gray Currawong
Strepera versicolor Order: Passeriformes Family: Artamidae |
1.9% |
Marsh Sandpiper
Tringa stagnatilis Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
1.8% |
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatus Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
1.7% |
Mistletoebird
Dicaeum hirundinaceum Order: Passeriformes Family: Dicaeidae |
1.6% |
Blue-winged Parrot
Neophema chrysostoma Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
1.5% |
Tawny Frogmouth
Podargus strigoides Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Podargidae |
1.5% |
Eastern Cattle Egret
Bubulcus coromandus Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
1.5% |
Buff-rumped Thornbill
Acanthiza reguloides Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
1.4% |
Australian Fairy Tern
Sternula nereis Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
1.4% |
Eastern Shrike-tit
Falcunculus frontatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Falcunculidae |
1.3% |
Little Wattlebird
Anthochaera chrysoptera Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
1.3% |
Striated Thornbill
Acanthiza lineata Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
1.2% |
White-bellied Sea-Eagle
Icthyophaga leucogaster Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
1.2% |
Hooded Plover
Charadrius cucullatus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
1.2% |
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
1.1% |
Double-banded Plover
Anarhynchus bicinctus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
1.1% |
Buff-banded Rail
Gallirallus philippensis Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
1.1% |
Jacky-winter
Microeca fascinans Order: Passeriformes Family: Petroicidae |
1.1% |
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |