Birds of Melton, Victoria is a list of the most common birds observed in the city. Showing the yearly average percentage observation frequency for each species.
83% |
Australian Magpie
Gymnorhina tibicen Order: Passeriformes Family: Artamidae |
77% |
White-plumed Honeyeater
Ptilotula penicillata Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
73% |
Willie-wagtail
Rhipidura leucophrys Order: Passeriformes Family: Rhipiduridae |
72% |
Red-rumped Parrot
Psephotus haematonotus Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
67% |
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae |
64% |
Eastern Rosella
Platycercus eximius Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
64% |
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passeridae |
62% |
Superb Fairywren
Malurus cyaneus Order: Passeriformes Family: Maluridae |
61% |
Galah
Eolophus roseicapilla Order: Psittaciformes Family: Cacatuidae |
60% |
Little Raven
Corvus mellori Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
56% |
Pacific Black Duck
Anas superciliosa Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
56% |
Magpie-lark
Grallina cyanoleuca Order: Passeriformes Family: Monarchidae |
55% |
Red Wattlebird
Anthochaera carunculata Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
53% |
Welcome Swallow
Hirundo neoxena Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
53% |
Maned Duck
Chenonetta jubata Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
52% |
Crested Pigeon
Ocyphaps lophotes Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
50% |
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
Cacatua galerita Order: Psittaciformes Family: Cacatuidae |
49% |
Common Myna
Acridotheres tristis Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae |
48% |
Brown Treecreeper
Climacteris picumnus Order: Passeriformes Family: Climacteridae |
45% |
Eurasian Coot
Fulica atra Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
42% |
Tree Martin
Petrochelidon nigricans Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
42% |
Australasian Swamphen
Porphyrio melanotus Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
38% |
Chestnut Teal
Anas castanea Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
36% |
Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
35% |
Yellow-rumped Thornbill
Acanthiza chrysorrhoa Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
34% |
Dusky Moorhen
Gallinula tenebrosa Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
32% |
Gray Fantail
Rhipidura albiscapa Order: Passeriformes Family: Rhipiduridae |
32% |
Black-faced Cuckooshrike
Coracina novaehollandiae Order: Passeriformes Family: Campephagidae |
30% |
Masked Lapwing
Vanellus miles Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
29% |
Striated Pardalote
Pardalotus striatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Pardalotidae |
29% |
Jacky-winter
Microeca fascinans Order: Passeriformes Family: Petroicidae |
29% |
Long-billed Corella
Cacatua tenuirostris Order: Psittaciformes Family: Cacatuidae |
29% |
Whistling Kite
Haliastur sphenurus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
28% |
Spotted Dove
Spilopelia chinensis Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
28% |
Dusky Woodswallow
Artamus cyanopterus Order: Passeriformes Family: Artamidae |
27% |
Australasian Grebe
Tachybaptus novaehollandiae Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
27% |
Rainbow Lorikeet
Trichoglossus moluccanus Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
26% |
Little Pied Cormorant
Microcarbo melanoleucos Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
26% |
Crimson Rosella
Platycercus elegans Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
25% |
New Holland Honeyeater
Phylidonyris novaehollandiae Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
24% |
Diamond Firetail
Stagonopleura guttata Order: Passeriformes Family: Estrildidae |
21% |
Gray Teal
Anas gracilis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
21% |
Straw-necked Ibis
Threskiornis spinicollis Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
20% |
Red-browed Firetail
Neochmia temporalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Estrildidae |
19% |
Hardhead
Aythya australis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
19% |
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
18% |
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelis Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
18% |
Purple-crowned Lorikeet
Parvipsitta porphyrocephala Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
18% |
Noisy Miner
Manorina melanocephala Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
17% |
Brown Falcon
Falco berigora Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
17% |
Little Eagle
Hieraaetus morphnoides Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
17% |
Black Swan
Cygnus atratus Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
17% |
Freckled Duck
Stictonetta naevosa Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
17% |
Speckled Warbler
Pyrrholaemus sagittatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
16% |
Buff-rumped Thornbill
Acanthiza reguloides Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
16% |
Eastern Shrike-tit
Falcunculus frontatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Falcunculidae |
16% |
Black-fronted Dotterel
Charadrius melanops Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
15% |
Rufous Whistler
Pachycephala rufiventris Order: Passeriformes Family: Pachycephalidae |
15% |
Black Kite
Milvus migrans Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
14% |
Yellow Thornbill
Acanthiza nana Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
14% |
White-faced Heron
Egretta novaehollandiae Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
14% |
Wedge-tailed Eagle
Aquila audax Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
14% |
Hoary-headed Grebe
Poliocephalus poliocephalus Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
14% |
Spotted Pardalote
Pardalotus punctatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Pardalotidae |
13% |
Laughing Kookaburra
Dacelo novaeguineae Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
12% |
Muscovy Duck
Cairina moschata Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
11% |
Silvereye
Zosterops lateralis Order: Passeriformes Family: Zosteropidae |
11% |
Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx basalis Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
11% |
Little Grassbird
Poodytes gramineus Order: Passeriformes Family: Locustellidae |
11% |
Brown Goshawk
Accipiter fasciatus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
11% |
Golden Whistler
Pachycephala pectoralis Order: Passeriformes Family: Pachycephalidae |
11% |
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
11% |
Zebra Finch
Taeniopygia guttata Order: Passeriformes Family: Estrildidae |
10% |
Australasian Darter
Anhinga novaehollandiae Order: Suliformes Family: Anhingidae |
10% |
Australian Reed Warbler
Acrocephalus australis Order: Passeriformes Family: Acrocephalidae |
9.9% |
Brown Thornbill
Acanthiza pusilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
9.5% |
Weebill
Smicrornis brevirostris Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
9.2% |
Australian Pelican
Pelecanus conspicillatus Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Pelecanidae |
8.6% |
Australian Ibis
Threskiornis molucca Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
8.0% |
Brown-headed Honeyeater
Melithreptus brevirostris Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
8.0% |
Musk Lorikeet
Glossopsitta concinna Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
7.9% |
Flame Robin
Petroica phoenicea Order: Passeriformes Family: Petroicidae |
7.8% |
Black-shouldered Kite
Elanus axillaris Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
7.7% |
Little Corella
Cacatua sanguinea Order: Psittaciformes Family: Cacatuidae |
7.5% |
Gray Shrikethrush
Colluricincla harmonica Order: Passeriformes Family: Pachycephalidae |
6.7% |
Fan-tailed Cuckoo
Cacomantis flabelliformis Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
6.7% |
Varied Sittella
Daphoenositta chrysoptera Order: Passeriformes Family: Neosittidae |
6.7% |
Common Bronzewing
Phaps chalcoptera Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
6.2% |
White-browed Woodswallow
Artamus superciliosus Order: Passeriformes Family: Artamidae |
6.1% |
Australian Shelduck
Tadorna tadornoides Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
5.8% |
Nankeen Kestrel
Falco cenchroides Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
5.7% |
Little Black Cormorant
Phalacrocorax sulcirostris Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
5.7% |
White-browed Scrubwren
Sericornis frontalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
5.6% |
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
5.3% |
Eastern Yellow Robin
Eopsaltria australis Order: Passeriformes Family: Petroicidae |
5.2% |
Shining Bronze-Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx lucidus Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
4.8% |
White-winged Triller
Lalage tricolor Order: Passeriformes Family: Campephagidae |
3.9% |
Silver Gull
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
3.9% |
Sacred Kingfisher
Todiramphus sanctus Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
3.8% |
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Alaudidae |
3.6% |
Australian Hobby
Falco longipennis Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
3.3% |
Little Lorikeet
Parvipsitta pusilla Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
3.2% |
Australian Pipit
Anthus australis Order: Passeriformes Family: Motacillidae |
3.0% |
Fairy Martin
Petrochelidon ariel Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
2.7% |
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Passer montanus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passeridae |
2.4% |
European Greenfinch
Chloris chloris Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
2.4% |
White-bellied Sea-Eagle
Icthyophaga leucogaster Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
2.4% |
Southern Boobook
Ninox boobook Order: Strigiformes Family: Strigidae |
2.2% |
Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater
Acanthagenys rufogularis Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
2.2% |
Scarlet Robin
Petroica boodang Order: Passeriformes Family: Petroicidae |
2.2% |
Southern Whiteface
Aphelocephala leucopsis Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
2.1% |
Restless Flycatcher
Myiagra inquieta Order: Passeriformes Family: Monarchidae |
2.0% |
Golden-headed Cisticola
Cisticola exilis Order: Passeriformes Family: Cisticolidae |
1.9% |
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
1.9% |
Blue-winged Parrot
Neophema chrysostoma Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
1.9% |
Musk Duck
Biziura lobata Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
1.8% |
Pallid Cuckoo
Cacomantis pallidus Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
1.8% |
Tawny Frogmouth
Podargus strigoides Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Podargidae |
1.7% |
Pink-eared Duck
Malacorhynchus membranaceus Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
1.7% |
Collared Sparrowhawk
Accipiter cirrocephalus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
1.7% |
Latham's Snipe
Gallinago hardwickii Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
1.7% |
White-throated Treecreeper
Cormobates leucophaea Order: Passeriformes Family: Climacteridae |
1.6% |
White-winged Chough
Corcorax melanorhamphos Order: Passeriformes Family: Corcoracidae |
1.6% |
Red-kneed Dotterel
Erythrogonys cinctus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
1.5% |
Great Egret
Ardea alba Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
1.4% |
White-fronted Chat
Epthianura albifrons Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
1.4% |
Striated Thornbill
Acanthiza lineata Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
1.4% |
Mistletoebird
Dicaeum hirundinaceum Order: Passeriformes Family: Dicaeidae |
1.4% |
Pied Stilt
Himantopus leucocephalus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Recurvirostridae |
1.3% |
Black-eared Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx osculans Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
1.3% |
Swamp Harrier
Circus approximans Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
1.3% |
Rufous Songlark
Cincloramphus mathewsi Order: Passeriformes Family: Locustellidae |
1.2% |
Black Falcon
Falco subniger Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
1.2% |
Yellow-billed Spoonbill
Platalea flavipes Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
1.2% |
Pied Cormorant
Phalacrocorax varius Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
1.2% |
Olive-backed Oriole
Oriolus sagittatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Oriolidae |
1.2% |
Australasian Shoveler
Spatula rhynchotis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
1.2% |
Blue-billed Duck
Oxyura australis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
1.2% |
Yellow-faced Honeyeater
Caligavis chrysops Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
1.2% |
Pacific Heron
Ardea pacifica Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
1.1% |
White-naped Honeyeater
Melithreptus lunatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |