Birds of Mount Alexander, Victoria is a list of the most common birds observed in the shire. Showing the yearly average percentage observation frequency for each species.
81% |
Australian Magpie
Gymnorhina tibicen Order: Passeriformes Family: Artamidae |
70% |
Crimson Rosella
Platycercus elegans Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
68% |
Red Wattlebird
Anthochaera carunculata Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
66% |
Galah
Eolophus roseicapilla Order: Psittaciformes Family: Cacatuidae |
66% |
Superb Fairywren
Malurus cyaneus Order: Passeriformes Family: Maluridae |
56% |
Gray Shrikethrush
Colluricincla harmonica Order: Passeriformes Family: Pachycephalidae |
51% |
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
Cacatua galerita Order: Psittaciformes Family: Cacatuidae |
45% |
Welcome Swallow
Hirundo neoxena Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
43% |
Eastern Rosella
Platycercus eximius Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
41% |
Spotted Pardalote
Pardalotus punctatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Pardalotidae |
40% |
Long-billed Corella
Cacatua tenuirostris Order: Psittaciformes Family: Cacatuidae |
38% |
Laughing Kookaburra
Dacelo novaeguineae Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
36% |
Gray Fantail
Rhipidura albiscapa Order: Passeriformes Family: Rhipiduridae |
35% |
Willie-wagtail
Rhipidura leucophrys Order: Passeriformes Family: Rhipiduridae |
34% |
Common Bronzewing
Phaps chalcoptera Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
33% |
Maned Duck
Chenonetta jubata Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
32% |
Australian Raven
Corvus coronoides Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
32% |
Yellow-faced Honeyeater
Caligavis chrysops Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
30% |
White-winged Chough
Corcorax melanorhamphos Order: Passeriformes Family: Corcoracidae |
29% |
Little Raven
Corvus mellori Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
29% |
Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
29% |
Striated Pardalote
Pardalotus striatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Pardalotidae |
29% |
Fuscous Honeyeater
Ptilotula fusca Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
28% |
White-plumed Honeyeater
Ptilotula penicillata Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
28% |
Weebill
Smicrornis brevirostris Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
28% |
Brown Treecreeper
Climacteris picumnus Order: Passeriformes Family: Climacteridae |
26% |
Yellow-tufted Honeyeater
Lichenostomus melanops Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
25% |
White-throated Treecreeper
Cormobates leucophaea Order: Passeriformes Family: Climacteridae |
24% |
Magpie-lark
Grallina cyanoleuca Order: Passeriformes Family: Monarchidae |
24% |
White-browed Scrubwren
Sericornis frontalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
24% |
Gray Currawong
Strepera versicolor Order: Passeriformes Family: Artamidae |
24% |
New Holland Honeyeater
Phylidonyris novaehollandiae Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
24% |
Crested Pigeon
Ocyphaps lophotes Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
23% |
Red-rumped Parrot
Psephotus haematonotus Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
23% |
Brown Thornbill
Acanthiza pusilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
22% |
Black-faced Cuckooshrike
Coracina novaehollandiae Order: Passeriformes Family: Campephagidae |
22% |
Rufous Whistler
Pachycephala rufiventris Order: Passeriformes Family: Pachycephalidae |
22% |
Masked Lapwing
Vanellus miles Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
22% |
Silvereye
Zosterops lateralis Order: Passeriformes Family: Zosteropidae |
22% |
Red-browed Firetail
Neochmia temporalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Estrildidae |
21% |
Buff-rumped Thornbill
Acanthiza reguloides Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
21% |
Pacific Black Duck
Anas superciliosa Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
21% |
Musk Lorikeet
Glossopsitta concinna Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
19% |
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passeridae |
19% |
White-faced Heron
Egretta novaehollandiae Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
19% |
Eastern Yellow Robin
Eopsaltria australis Order: Passeriformes Family: Petroicidae |
18% |
Scarlet Robin
Petroica boodang Order: Passeriformes Family: Petroicidae |
18% |
White-naped Honeyeater
Melithreptus lunatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
16% |
Yellow-rumped Thornbill
Acanthiza chrysorrhoa Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
16% |
Brown-headed Honeyeater
Melithreptus brevirostris Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
15% |
Striated Thornbill
Acanthiza lineata Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
15% |
Little Pied Cormorant
Microcarbo melanoleucos Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
15% |
Dusky Woodswallow
Artamus cyanopterus Order: Passeriformes Family: Artamidae |
14% |
Yellow Thornbill
Acanthiza nana Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
13% |
Golden Whistler
Pachycephala pectoralis Order: Passeriformes Family: Pachycephalidae |
13% |
Pied Currawong
Strepera graculina Order: Passeriformes Family: Artamidae |
12% |
White-eared Honeyeater
Nesoptilotis leucotis Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
12% |
Eurasian Coot
Fulica atra Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
11% |
Jacky-winter
Microeca fascinans Order: Passeriformes Family: Petroicidae |
11% |
Eastern Spinebill
Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
11% |
Dusky Moorhen
Gallinula tenebrosa Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
11% |
Australasian Grebe
Tachybaptus novaehollandiae Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
9.2% |
Fan-tailed Cuckoo
Cacomantis flabelliformis Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
9.2% |
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
9.1% |
Mistletoebird
Dicaeum hirundinaceum Order: Passeriformes Family: Dicaeidae |
9.0% |
Varied Sittella
Daphoenositta chrysoptera Order: Passeriformes Family: Neosittidae |
9.0% |
Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx basalis Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
8.9% |
Little Corella
Cacatua sanguinea Order: Psittaciformes Family: Cacatuidae |
8.6% |
White-browed Babbler
Pomatostomus superciliosus Order: Passeriformes Family: Pomatostomidae |
8.4% |
Wedge-tailed Eagle
Aquila audax Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
7.8% |
Peaceful Dove
Geopelia placida Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
7.8% |
Olive-backed Oriole
Oriolus sagittatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Oriolidae |
7.5% |
Gray Teal
Anas gracilis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
7.4% |
Flame Robin
Petroica phoenicea Order: Passeriformes Family: Petroicidae |
7.3% |
Brown Falcon
Falco berigora Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
7.3% |
Sacred Kingfisher
Todiramphus sanctus Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
7.2% |
Whistling Kite
Haliastur sphenurus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
7.1% |
Pallid Cuckoo
Cacomantis pallidus Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
6.3% |
Noisy Miner
Manorina melanocephala Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
5.9% |
Australian Ibis
Threskiornis molucca Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
5.8% |
Eastern Shrike-tit
Falcunculus frontatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Falcunculidae |
5.7% |
Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo
Zanda funerea Order: Psittaciformes Family: Cacatuidae |
5.3% |
Shining Bronze-Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx lucidus Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
5.0% |
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae |
4.9% |
Brown Goshawk
Accipiter fasciatus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
4.9% |
Tree Martin
Petrochelidon nigricans Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
4.8% |
Pacific Heron
Ardea pacifica Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
4.7% |
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelis Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
4.4% |
Black-chinned Honeyeater
Melithreptus gularis Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
4.3% |
Straw-necked Ibis
Threskiornis spinicollis Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
4.3% |
Rainbow Lorikeet
Trichoglossus moluccanus Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
4.1% |
Little Eagle
Hieraaetus morphnoides Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
4.1% |
Rainbow Bee-eater
Merops ornatus Order: Coraciiformes Family: Meropidae |
4.0% |
Common Myna
Acridotheres tristis Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae |
4.0% |
Black-fronted Dotterel
Charadrius melanops Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
4.0% |
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
3.8% |
Restless Flycatcher
Myiagra inquieta Order: Passeriformes Family: Monarchidae |
3.7% |
Black-shouldered Kite
Elanus axillaris Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
3.5% |
Little Black Cormorant
Phalacrocorax sulcirostris Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
3.4% |
Australian Pipit
Anthus australis Order: Passeriformes Family: Motacillidae |
3.4% |
White-bellied Cuckooshrike
Coracina papuensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Campephagidae |
3.2% |
Hooded Robin
Melanodryas cucullata Order: Passeriformes Family: Petroicidae |
3.1% |
Collared Sparrowhawk
Accipiter cirrocephalus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
3.0% |
Black Swan
Cygnus atratus Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
3.0% |
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
2.9% |
Fairy Martin
Petrochelidon ariel Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
2.9% |
Australian Reed Warbler
Acrocephalus australis Order: Passeriformes Family: Acrocephalidae |
2.8% |
Red-capped Robin
Petroica goodenovii Order: Passeriformes Family: Petroicidae |
2.8% |
Purple-crowned Lorikeet
Parvipsitta porphyrocephala Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
2.8% |
Australasian Swamphen
Porphyrio melanotus Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
2.7% |
Crested Bellbird
Oreoica gutturalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Oreoicidae |
2.6% |
Australian Shelduck
Tadorna tadornoides Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
2.6% |
Black Kite
Milvus migrans Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
2.5% |
Powerful Owl
Ninox strenua Order: Strigiformes Family: Strigidae |
2.5% |
White-winged Triller
Lalage tricolor Order: Passeriformes Family: Campephagidae |
2.5% |
Hardhead
Aythya australis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
2.5% |
Australian Owlet-nightjar
Aegotheles cristatus Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Aegothelidae |
2.5% |
White-browed Woodswallow
Artamus superciliosus Order: Passeriformes Family: Artamidae |
2.3% |
Australian Pelican
Pelecanus conspicillatus Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Pelecanidae |
2.3% |
Speckled Warbler
Pyrrholaemus sagittatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
2.3% |
Australasian Darter
Anhinga novaehollandiae Order: Suliformes Family: Anhingidae |
2.3% |
Musk Duck
Biziura lobata Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
2.2% |
Chestnut Teal
Anas castanea Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
2.2% |
Square-tailed Kite
Lophoictinia isura Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
2.2% |
Nankeen Kestrel
Falco cenchroides Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
2.2% |
Diamond Firetail
Stagonopleura guttata Order: Passeriformes Family: Estrildidae |
2.1% |
Southern Boobook
Ninox boobook Order: Strigiformes Family: Strigidae |
2.1% |
Rufous Songlark
Cincloramphus mathewsi Order: Passeriformes Family: Locustellidae |
1.8% |
Little Lorikeet
Parvipsitta pusilla Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
1.7% |
Black-eared Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx osculans Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
1.6% |
Gray Butcherbird
Cracticus torquatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Artamidae |
1.5% |
Painted Honeyeater
Grantiella picta Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
1.5% |
Southern Whiteface
Aphelocephala leucopsis Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
1.5% |
Muscovy Duck
Cairina moschata Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
1.4% |
Yellow-plumed Honeyeater
Ptilotula ornata Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
1.4% |
Yellow-billed Spoonbill
Platalea flavipes Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
1.4% |
Spotted Dove
Spilopelia chinensis Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
1.3% |
Black-tailed Nativehen
Tribonyx ventralis Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
1.2% |
Hoary-headed Grebe
Poliocephalus poliocephalus Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
1.2% |
Red-kneed Dotterel
Erythrogonys cinctus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
1.2% |
Great Egret
Ardea alba Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
1.1% |
Nankeen Night Heron
Nycticorax caledonicus Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
1.0% |
Pink-eared Duck
Malacorhynchus membranaceus Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
1.0% |
Spotted Quail-thrush
Cinclosoma punctatum Order: Passeriformes Family: Cinclosomatidae |