Birds of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales is a list of the most common birds observed in the city. Showing the yearly average percentage observation frequency for each species.
59% |
Rainbow Lorikeet
Trichoglossus moluccanus Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
54% |
Australian Magpie
Gymnorhina tibicen Order: Passeriformes Family: Artamidae |
52% |
Noisy Miner
Manorina melanocephala Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
40% |
Laughing Kookaburra
Dacelo novaeguineae Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
38% |
Welcome Swallow
Hirundo neoxena Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
37% |
Australian Raven
Corvus coronoides Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
35% |
Magpie-lark
Grallina cyanoleuca Order: Passeriformes Family: Monarchidae |
35% |
Superb Fairywren
Malurus cyaneus Order: Passeriformes Family: Maluridae |
33% |
Gray Fantail
Rhipidura albiscapa Order: Passeriformes Family: Rhipiduridae |
32% |
Lewin's Honeyeater
Meliphaga lewinii Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
32% |
Eastern Rosella
Platycercus eximius Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
32% |
Willie-wagtail
Rhipidura leucophrys Order: Passeriformes Family: Rhipiduridae |
29% |
Crested Pigeon
Ocyphaps lophotes Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
27% |
Bell Miner
Manorina melanophrys Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
27% |
Masked Lapwing
Vanellus miles Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
27% |
Eastern Whipbird
Psophodes olivaceus Order: Passeriformes Family: Psophodidae |
26% |
Yellow-faced Honeyeater
Caligavis chrysops Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
25% |
Common Myna
Acridotheres tristis Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae |
25% |
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
Cacatua galerita Order: Psittaciformes Family: Cacatuidae |
24% |
White-browed Scrubwren
Sericornis frontalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
24% |
Silver Gull
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
24% |
Gray Butcherbird
Cracticus torquatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Artamidae |
23% |
Red-browed Firetail
Neochmia temporalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Estrildidae |
23% |
Spotted Dove
Spilopelia chinensis Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
23% |
Eastern Yellow Robin
Eopsaltria australis Order: Passeriformes Family: Petroicidae |
22% |
Pacific Black Duck
Anas superciliosa Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
21% |
Galah
Eolophus roseicapilla Order: Psittaciformes Family: Cacatuidae |
21% |
Maned Duck
Chenonetta jubata Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
21% |
Little Wattlebird
Anthochaera chrysoptera Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
20% |
Silvereye
Zosterops lateralis Order: Passeriformes Family: Zosteropidae |
20% |
Chestnut Teal
Anas castanea Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
20% |
Pied Currawong
Strepera graculina Order: Passeriformes Family: Artamidae |
20% |
Brown Thornbill
Acanthiza pusilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
19% |
White-cheeked Honeyeater
Phylidonyris niger Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
19% |
White-faced Heron
Egretta novaehollandiae Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
18% |
Black-faced Cuckooshrike
Coracina novaehollandiae Order: Passeriformes Family: Campephagidae |
17% |
Little Pied Cormorant
Microcarbo melanoleucos Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
17% |
Golden Whistler
Pachycephala pectoralis Order: Passeriformes Family: Pachycephalidae |
17% |
Eastern Spinebill
Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
16% |
Australian Pelican
Pelecanus conspicillatus Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Pelecanidae |
16% |
Little Black Cormorant
Phalacrocorax sulcirostris Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
16% |
Little Corella
Cacatua sanguinea Order: Psittaciformes Family: Cacatuidae |
14% |
Australian Ibis
Threskiornis molucca Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
14% |
Variegated Fairywren
Malurus lamberti Order: Passeriformes Family: Maluridae |
13% |
Bar-shouldered Dove
Geopelia humeralis Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
13% |
Satin Bowerbird
Ptilonorhynchus violaceus Order: Passeriformes Family: Ptilonorhynchidae |
13% |
Yellow Thornbill
Acanthiza nana Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
13% |
Pied Butcherbird
Cracticus nigrogularis Order: Passeriformes Family: Artamidae |
13% |
Red Wattlebird
Anthochaera carunculata Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
12% |
White-throated Treecreeper
Cormobates leucophaea Order: Passeriformes Family: Climacteridae |
12% |
Scarlet Myzomela
Myzomela sanguinolenta Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
12% |
Brown Gerygone
Gerygone mouki Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
12% |
Sacred Kingfisher
Todiramphus sanctus Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
12% |
Spotted Pardalote
Pardalotus punctatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Pardalotidae |
11% |
Black Swan
Cygnus atratus Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
11% |
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
11% |
White-bellied Sea-Eagle
Icthyophaga leucogaster Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
10% |
Great Crested Tern
Thalasseus bergii Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
9.7% |
Australasian Figbird
Sphecotheres vieilloti Order: Passeriformes Family: Oriolidae |
9.5% |
White-breasted Woodswallow
Artamus leucorynchus Order: Passeriformes Family: Artamidae |
9.0% |
Dollarbird
Eurystomus orientalis Order: Coraciiformes Family: Coraciidae |
8.9% |
Noisy Friarbird
Philemon corniculatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
8.9% |
Scaly-breasted Lorikeet
Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
8.8% |
Musk Lorikeet
Glossopsitta concinna Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
8.7% |
Australian King-Parrot
Alisterus scapularis Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
8.6% |
Great Egret
Ardea alba Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
8.4% |
Pied Cormorant
Phalacrocorax varius Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
7.8% |
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae |
7.5% |
Rufous Whistler
Pachycephala rufiventris Order: Passeriformes Family: Pachycephalidae |
7.4% |
Australasian Swamphen
Porphyrio melanotus Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
7.1% |
Olive-backed Oriole
Oriolus sagittatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Oriolidae |
7.1% |
Gray Shrikethrush
Colluricincla harmonica Order: Passeriformes Family: Pachycephalidae |
6.8% |
Gray Teal
Anas gracilis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
6.5% |
Australasian Darter
Anhinga novaehollandiae Order: Suliformes Family: Anhingidae |
6.5% |
Pacific Koel
Eudynamys orientalis Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
6.3% |
Fan-tailed Cuckoo
Cacomantis flabelliformis Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
6.3% |
Australian Rufous Fantail
Rhipidura rufifrons Order: Passeriformes Family: Rhipiduridae |
6.1% |
Straw-necked Ibis
Threskiornis spinicollis Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
6.0% |
Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo
Zanda funerea Order: Psittaciformes Family: Cacatuidae |
5.7% |
Channel-billed Cuckoo
Scythrops novaehollandiae Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
5.7% |
Little Lorikeet
Parvipsitta pusilla Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
5.4% |
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Pandionidae |
5.2% |
Blue-faced Honeyeater
Entomyzon cyanotis Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
5.0% |
Brown Cuckoo-Dove
Macropygia phasianella Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
5.0% |
Striated Thornbill
Acanthiza lineata Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
5.0% |
Little Egret
Egretta garzetta Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
4.8% |
Eurasian Coot
Fulica atra Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
4.7% |
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
4.6% |
New Holland Honeyeater
Phylidonyris novaehollandiae Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
4.6% |
Brown Honeyeater
Lichmera indistincta Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
4.6% |
Pied Stilt
Himantopus leucocephalus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Recurvirostridae |
4.5% |
Tawny Frogmouth
Podargus strigoides Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Podargidae |
4.2% |
Mistletoebird
Dicaeum hirundinaceum Order: Passeriformes Family: Dicaeidae |
4.1% |
Yellow-throated Scrubwren
Neosericornis citreogularis Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
3.9% |
Royal Spoonbill
Platalea regia Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
3.8% |
Dusky Moorhen
Gallinula tenebrosa Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
3.7% |
White-naped Honeyeater
Melithreptus lunatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
3.6% |
Striped Honeyeater
Plectorhyncha lanceolata Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
3.5% |
Gray Goshawk
Accipiter novaehollandiae Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
3.4% |
Wonga Pigeon
Leucosarcia melanoleuca Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
3.4% |
Australasian Grebe
Tachybaptus novaehollandiae Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
3.4% |
Eastern Cattle Egret
Bubulcus coromandus Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
3.1% |
Striated Heron
Butorides striata Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
3.1% |
Long-billed Corella
Cacatua tenuirostris Order: Psittaciformes Family: Cacatuidae |
3.1% |
Whistling Kite
Haliastur sphenurus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
3.0% |
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
2.9% |
Australasian Gannet
Morus serrator Order: Suliformes Family: Sulidae |
2.8% |
Azure Kingfisher
Ceyx azureus Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
2.8% |
Black-faced Monarch
Monarcha melanopsis Order: Passeriformes Family: Monarchidae |
2.7% |
Tree Martin
Petrochelidon nigricans Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
2.6% |
White-throated Needletail
Hirundapus caudacutus Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Apodidae |
2.6% |
Black-fronted Dotterel
Charadrius melanops Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
2.3% |
Tawny Grassbird
Cincloramphus timoriensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Locustellidae |
2.2% |
Brown Goshawk
Accipiter fasciatus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
2.2% |
Red-kneed Dotterel
Erythrogonys cinctus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
2.1% |
Pied Oystercatcher
Haematopus longirostris Order: Charadriiformes Family: Haematopodidae |
2.0% |
Large-billed Scrubwren
Sericornis magnirostra Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
2.0% |
Crimson Rosella
Platycercus elegans Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
1.9% |
Wedge-tailed Shearwater
Ardenna pacifica Order: Procellariiformes Family: Procellariidae |
1.9% |
White-headed Pigeon
Columba leucomela Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
1.9% |
Plumed Egret
Ardea plumifera Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
1.8% |
Black-shouldered Kite
Elanus axillaris Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
1.8% |
Brahminy Kite
Haliastur indus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
1.8% |
Sooty Oystercatcher
Haematopus fuliginosus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Haematopodidae |
1.7% |
Brown Quail
Synoicus ypsilophorus Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae |
1.7% |
Rainbow Bee-eater
Merops ornatus Order: Coraciiformes Family: Meropidae |
1.7% |
Shining Bronze-Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx lucidus Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
1.7% |
Swamp Harrier
Circus approximans Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
1.7% |
Nankeen Kestrel
Falco cenchroides Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
1.6% |
Regent Bowerbird
Sericulus chrysocephalus Order: Passeriformes Family: Ptilonorhynchidae |
1.5% |
Red-whiskered Bulbul
Pycnonotus jocosus Order: Passeriformes Family: Pycnonotidae |
1.5% |
Fluttering Shearwater
Puffinus gavia Order: Procellariiformes Family: Procellariidae |
1.5% |
Varied Sittella
Daphoenositta chrysoptera Order: Passeriformes Family: Neosittidae |
1.5% |
Superb Lyrebird
Menura novaehollandiae Order: Passeriformes Family: Menuridae |
1.5% |
Black-browed Albatross
Thalassarche melanophris Order: Procellariiformes Family: Diomedeidae |
1.4% |
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Calidris acuminata Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
1.4% |
Topknot Pigeon
Lopholaimus antarcticus Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
1.4% |
Brush Bronzewing
Phaps elegans Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
1.4% |
Pacific Heron
Ardea pacifica Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
1.4% |
Brown-headed Honeyeater
Melithreptus brevirostris Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
1.4% |
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passeridae |
1.3% |
Hardhead
Aythya australis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
1.3% |
Eastern Shrike-tit
Falcunculus frontatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Falcunculidae |
1.3% |
Double-barred Finch
Stizoptera bichenovii Order: Passeriformes Family: Estrildidae |
1.3% |
Spangled Drongo
Dicrurus bracteatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Dicruridae |
1.3% |
Southern Emuwren
Stipiturus malachurus Order: Passeriformes Family: Maluridae |
1.2% |
Collared Sparrowhawk
Accipiter cirrocephalus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
1.2% |
Lewin's Rail
Lewinia pectoralis Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
1.1% |
Rose Robin
Petroica rosea Order: Passeriformes Family: Petroicidae |
1.1% |
Fuscous Honeyeater
Ptilotula fusca Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
1.1% |
Fairy Martin
Petrochelidon ariel Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
1.1% |
Leaden Flycatcher
Myiagra rubecula Order: Passeriformes Family: Monarchidae |
1.0% |
Gang-gang Cockatoo
Callocephalon fimbriatum Order: Psittaciformes Family: Cacatuidae |