Birds of Macedon Ranges, Victoria is a list of the most common birds observed in the shire. Showing the yearly average percentage observation frequency for each species.
71% |
Australian Magpie
Gymnorhina tibicen Order: Passeriformes Family: Artamidae |
70% |
Crimson Rosella
Platycercus elegans Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
53% |
Superb Fairywren
Malurus cyaneus Order: Passeriformes Family: Maluridae |
49% |
Little Raven
Corvus mellori Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
45% |
Brown Thornbill
Acanthiza pusilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
45% |
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
Cacatua galerita Order: Psittaciformes Family: Cacatuidae |
44% |
Red Wattlebird
Anthochaera carunculata Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
43% |
Gray Fantail
Rhipidura albiscapa Order: Passeriformes Family: Rhipiduridae |
40% |
White-browed Scrubwren
Sericornis frontalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
34% |
Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
34% |
Laughing Kookaburra
Dacelo novaeguineae Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
31% |
Yellow-faced Honeyeater
Caligavis chrysops Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
31% |
Maned Duck
Chenonetta jubata Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
30% |
Gray Shrikethrush
Colluricincla harmonica Order: Passeriformes Family: Pachycephalidae |
28% |
White-throated Treecreeper
Cormobates leucophaea Order: Passeriformes Family: Climacteridae |
27% |
Pacific Black Duck
Anas superciliosa Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
24% |
Pied Currawong
Strepera graculina Order: Passeriformes Family: Artamidae |
23% |
Galah
Eolophus roseicapilla Order: Psittaciformes Family: Cacatuidae |
21% |
Welcome Swallow
Hirundo neoxena Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
21% |
Magpie-lark
Grallina cyanoleuca Order: Passeriformes Family: Monarchidae |
21% |
Long-billed Corella
Cacatua tenuirostris Order: Psittaciformes Family: Cacatuidae |
20% |
Spotted Pardalote
Pardalotus punctatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Pardalotidae |
20% |
New Holland Honeyeater
Phylidonyris novaehollandiae Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
19% |
Eastern Yellow Robin
Eopsaltria australis Order: Passeriformes Family: Petroicidae |
18% |
Silvereye
Zosterops lateralis Order: Passeriformes Family: Zosteropidae |
18% |
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae |
18% |
White-eared Honeyeater
Nesoptilotis leucotis Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
17% |
White-faced Heron
Egretta novaehollandiae Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
17% |
Striated Thornbill
Acanthiza lineata Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
17% |
Yellow-rumped Thornbill
Acanthiza chrysorrhoa Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
16% |
White-naped Honeyeater
Melithreptus lunatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
16% |
Masked Lapwing
Vanellus miles Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
15% |
Striated Pardalote
Pardalotus striatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Pardalotidae |
14% |
Common Myna
Acridotheres tristis Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae |
14% |
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passeridae |
14% |
Gray Currawong
Strepera versicolor Order: Passeriformes Family: Artamidae |
13% |
Little Pied Cormorant
Microcarbo melanoleucos Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
12% |
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelis Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
12% |
Red-browed Firetail
Neochmia temporalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Estrildidae |
12% |
Eurasian Coot
Fulica atra Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
12% |
Eastern Rosella
Platycercus eximius Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
12% |
Golden Whistler
Pachycephala pectoralis Order: Passeriformes Family: Pachycephalidae |
11% |
Willie-wagtail
Rhipidura leucophrys Order: Passeriformes Family: Rhipiduridae |
11% |
Flame Robin
Petroica phoenicea Order: Passeriformes Family: Petroicidae |
11% |
Yellow Thornbill
Acanthiza nana Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
9.5% |
Australasian Swamphen
Porphyrio melanotus Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
9.1% |
Rufous Whistler
Pachycephala rufiventris Order: Passeriformes Family: Pachycephalidae |
9.1% |
Australian Raven
Corvus coronoides Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
9.1% |
Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo
Zanda funerea Order: Psittaciformes Family: Cacatuidae |
8.9% |
White-plumed Honeyeater
Ptilotula penicillata Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
8.6% |
Scarlet Robin
Petroica boodang Order: Passeriformes Family: Petroicidae |
8.6% |
Dusky Moorhen
Gallinula tenebrosa Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
8.1% |
Crested Pigeon
Ocyphaps lophotes Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
8.0% |
Black Swan
Cygnus atratus Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
8.0% |
Buff-rumped Thornbill
Acanthiza reguloides Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
7.8% |
Wedge-tailed Eagle
Aquila audax Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
7.5% |
Black-faced Cuckooshrike
Coracina novaehollandiae Order: Passeriformes Family: Campephagidae |
6.3% |
White-winged Chough
Corcorax melanorhamphos Order: Passeriformes Family: Corcoracidae |
6.2% |
Nankeen Kestrel
Falco cenchroides Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
5.8% |
Eastern Spinebill
Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
5.8% |
Gray Teal
Anas gracilis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
5.8% |
Fan-tailed Cuckoo
Cacomantis flabelliformis Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
5.7% |
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatus Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
5.6% |
Australian Reed Warbler
Acrocephalus australis Order: Passeriformes Family: Acrocephalidae |
5.4% |
Pacific Heron
Ardea pacifica Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
5.4% |
Straw-necked Ibis
Threskiornis spinicollis Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
5.3% |
Little Corella
Cacatua sanguinea Order: Psittaciformes Family: Cacatuidae |
5.2% |
Australasian Darter
Anhinga novaehollandiae Order: Suliformes Family: Anhingidae |
5.0% |
Australasian Grebe
Tachybaptus novaehollandiae Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
4.7% |
Brown-headed Honeyeater
Melithreptus brevirostris Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
4.7% |
Spotless Crake
Zapornia tabuensis Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
4.6% |
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
4.4% |
Hardhead
Aythya australis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
4.4% |
Australian Ibis
Threskiornis molucca Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
4.4% |
Common Bronzewing
Phaps chalcoptera Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
4.2% |
Chestnut Teal
Anas castanea Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
4.1% |
Australian Pelican
Pelecanus conspicillatus Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Pelecanidae |
4.0% |
Australian Shelduck
Tadorna tadornoides Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
3.9% |
Shining Bronze-Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx lucidus Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
3.9% |
Australian Rufous Fantail
Rhipidura rufifrons Order: Passeriformes Family: Rhipiduridae |
3.9% |
Weebill
Smicrornis brevirostris Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
3.9% |
Whistling Kite
Haliastur sphenurus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
3.6% |
Tree Martin
Petrochelidon nigricans Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
3.3% |
Noisy Miner
Manorina melanocephala Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
3.2% |
Varied Sittella
Daphoenositta chrysoptera Order: Passeriformes Family: Neosittidae |
3.1% |
Hoary-headed Grebe
Poliocephalus poliocephalus Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
3.0% |
Crescent Honeyeater
Phylidonyris pyrrhopterus Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
3.0% |
Black-shouldered Kite
Elanus axillaris Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
2.9% |
Sacred Kingfisher
Todiramphus sanctus Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
2.9% |
Little Black Cormorant
Phalacrocorax sulcirostris Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
2.6% |
Rainbow Lorikeet
Trichoglossus moluccanus Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
2.5% |
Dusky Woodswallow
Artamus cyanopterus Order: Passeriformes Family: Artamidae |
2.4% |
Musk Lorikeet
Glossopsitta concinna Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
2.3% |
Brown Treecreeper
Climacteris picumnus Order: Passeriformes Family: Climacteridae |
2.3% |
White-bellied Sea-Eagle
Icthyophaga leucogaster Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
2.3% |
Golden-headed Cisticola
Cisticola exilis Order: Passeriformes Family: Cisticolidae |
2.2% |
Bassian Thrush
Zoothera lunulata Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
2.2% |
Brush Bronzewing
Phaps elegans Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
2.2% |
Lewin's Rail
Lewinia pectoralis Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
2.1% |
Great Egret
Ardea alba Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
2.1% |
Brown Falcon
Falco berigora Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
1.9% |
Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx basalis Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
1.8% |
Australasian Shoveler
Spatula rhynchotis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
1.7% |
Gang-gang Cockatoo
Callocephalon fimbriatum Order: Psittaciformes Family: Cacatuidae |
1.7% |
Spotted Dove
Spilopelia chinensis Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
1.7% |
Red-rumped Parrot
Psephotus haematonotus Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
1.7% |
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Alaudidae |
1.7% |
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
1.6% |
Rose Robin
Petroica rosea Order: Passeriformes Family: Petroicidae |
1.6% |
Pink-eared Duck
Malacorhynchus membranaceus Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
1.5% |
Brown Goshawk
Accipiter fasciatus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
1.3% |
Pallid Cuckoo
Cacomantis pallidus Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
1.3% |
Australian King-Parrot
Alisterus scapularis Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
1.3% |
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
1.3% |
Mistletoebird
Dicaeum hirundinaceum Order: Passeriformes Family: Dicaeidae |
1.3% |
Collared Sparrowhawk
Accipiter cirrocephalus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
1.3% |
Australian Pipit
Anthus australis Order: Passeriformes Family: Motacillidae |
1.3% |
Little Eagle
Hieraaetus morphnoides Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
1.3% |
Pied Stilt
Himantopus leucocephalus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Recurvirostridae |
1.2% |
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
1.2% |
European Greenfinch
Chloris chloris Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
1.1% |
Silver Gull
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
1.1% |
Black-fronted Dotterel
Charadrius melanops Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
1.1% |
Pied Cormorant
Phalacrocorax varius Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |