Birds of Salisbury, South Australia is a list of the most common birds observed in the city. Showing the yearly average percentage observation frequency for each species.
80% |
Magpie-lark
Grallina cyanoleuca Order: Passeriformes Family: Monarchidae |
75% |
Crested Pigeon
Ocyphaps lophotes Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
75% |
Willie-wagtail
Rhipidura leucophrys Order: Passeriformes Family: Rhipiduridae |
69% |
Australian Ibis
Threskiornis molucca Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
67% |
Welcome Swallow
Hirundo neoxena Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
67% |
Pacific Black Duck
Anas superciliosa Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
67% |
Spotted Dove
Spilopelia chinensis Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
67% |
Silver Gull
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
64% |
Gray Teal
Anas gracilis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
61% |
Eurasian Coot
Fulica atra Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
60% |
Little Pied Cormorant
Microcarbo melanoleucos Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
57% |
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae |
57% |
White-faced Heron
Egretta novaehollandiae Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
55% |
New Holland Honeyeater
Phylidonyris novaehollandiae Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
53% |
Pied Stilt
Himantopus leucocephalus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Recurvirostridae |
53% |
Australasian Swamphen
Porphyrio melanotus Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
51% |
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passeridae |
50% |
Black Swan
Cygnus atratus Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
49% |
Dusky Moorhen
Gallinula tenebrosa Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
49% |
Australasian Grebe
Tachybaptus novaehollandiae Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
49% |
Superb Fairywren
Malurus cyaneus Order: Passeriformes Family: Maluridae |
48% |
Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
48% |
Australian Pelican
Pelecanus conspicillatus Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Pelecanidae |
46% |
Little Raven
Corvus mellori Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
46% |
Chestnut Teal
Anas castanea Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
45% |
Australian Magpie
Gymnorhina tibicen Order: Passeriformes Family: Artamidae |
43% |
Red Wattlebird
Anthochaera carunculata Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
42% |
Rainbow Lorikeet
Trichoglossus moluccanus Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
42% |
White-plumed Honeyeater
Ptilotula penicillata Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
42% |
Noisy Miner
Manorina melanocephala Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
42% |
Singing Honeyeater
Gavicalis virescens Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
41% |
Royal Spoonbill
Platalea regia Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
38% |
Black-tailed Nativehen
Tribonyx ventralis Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
38% |
Great Egret
Ardea alba Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
36% |
Little Black Cormorant
Phalacrocorax sulcirostris Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
36% |
Masked Lapwing
Vanellus miles Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
35% |
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
35% |
Hoary-headed Grebe
Poliocephalus poliocephalus Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
32% |
Galah
Eolophus roseicapilla Order: Psittaciformes Family: Cacatuidae |
30% |
Red-kneed Dotterel
Erythrogonys cinctus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
28% |
Hardhead
Aythya australis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
28% |
Black-fronted Dotterel
Charadrius melanops Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
28% |
Australian Reed Warbler
Acrocephalus australis Order: Passeriformes Family: Acrocephalidae |
28% |
Musk Lorikeet
Glossopsitta concinna Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
26% |
Little Grassbird
Poodytes gramineus Order: Passeriformes Family: Locustellidae |
24% |
Crimson Rosella
Platycercus elegans Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
22% |
Australian Shelduck
Tadorna tadornoides Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
20% |
Maned Duck
Chenonetta jubata Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
20% |
Gray Shrikethrush
Colluricincla harmonica Order: Passeriformes Family: Pachycephalidae |
18% |
Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
17% |
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
Cacatua galerita Order: Psittaciformes Family: Cacatuidae |
17% |
Black-faced Cuckooshrike
Coracina novaehollandiae Order: Passeriformes Family: Campephagidae |
16% |
Red-rumped Parrot
Psephotus haematonotus Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
16% |
Black-shouldered Kite
Elanus axillaris Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
16% |
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Calidris acuminata Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
15% |
Australasian Shoveler
Spatula rhynchotis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
15% |
Little Egret
Egretta garzetta Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
15% |
Nankeen Kestrel
Falco cenchroides Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
14% |
Silvereye
Zosterops lateralis Order: Passeriformes Family: Zosteropidae |
14% |
Pink-eared Duck
Malacorhynchus membranaceus Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
14% |
Whistling Kite
Haliastur sphenurus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
14% |
Red-capped Plover
Anarhynchus ruficapillus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
13% |
Gray Fantail
Rhipidura albiscapa Order: Passeriformes Family: Rhipiduridae |
13% |
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
13% |
Laughing Kookaburra
Dacelo novaeguineae Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
12% |
Australian Crake
Porzana fluminea Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
12% |
Banded Stilt
Cladorhynchus leucocephalus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Recurvirostridae |
12% |
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
11% |
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
11% |
Striated Pardalote
Pardalotus striatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Pardalotidae |
11% |
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelis Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
10% |
Sooty Oystercatcher
Haematopus fuliginosus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Haematopodidae |
10% |
Tree Martin
Petrochelidon nigricans Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
9.6% |
Fairy Martin
Petrochelidon ariel Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
9.4% |
Freckled Duck
Stictonetta naevosa Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
9.3% |
White-winged Fairywren
Malurus leucopterus Order: Passeriformes Family: Maluridae |
9.1% |
Red-necked Stint
Calidris ruficollis Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
8.9% |
White-fronted Chat
Epthianura albifrons Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
8.6% |
Yellow-billed Spoonbill
Platalea flavipes Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
7.3% |
Pied Oystercatcher
Haematopus longirostris Order: Charadriiformes Family: Haematopodidae |
6.8% |
Collared Sparrowhawk
Accipiter cirrocephalus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
6.8% |
Purple-crowned Lorikeet
Parvipsitta porphyrocephala Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
6.5% |
Swamp Harrier
Circus approximans Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
5.8% |
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
5.8% |
Australian Hobby
Falco longipennis Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
5.5% |
Pied Cormorant
Phalacrocorax varius Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
5.0% |
Nankeen Night Heron
Nycticorax caledonicus Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
4.9% |
Little Wattlebird
Anthochaera chrysoptera Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
4.7% |
Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater
Acanthagenys rufogularis Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
4.7% |
Pacific Gull
Larus pacificus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
4.3% |
Red-necked Avocet
Recurvirostra novaehollandiae Order: Charadriiformes Family: Recurvirostridae |
4.1% |
Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx basalis Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
4.0% |
Little Corella
Cacatua sanguinea Order: Psittaciformes Family: Cacatuidae |
3.9% |
Spotted Scrubwren
Sericornis maculatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
3.6% |
Marsh Sandpiper
Tringa stagnatilis Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
3.5% |
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
3.5% |
Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferruginea Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
3.1% |
Dusky Woodswallow
Artamus cyanopterus Order: Passeriformes Family: Artamidae |
3.1% |
Black Kite
Milvus migrans Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
3.1% |
African Collared-Dove
Streptopelia roseogrisea Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
3.0% |
Baillon's Crake
Zapornia pusilla Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
2.9% |
Blue-billed Duck
Oxyura australis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
2.9% |
Rufous Whistler
Pachycephala rufiventris Order: Passeriformes Family: Pachycephalidae |
2.7% |
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
2.6% |
Eastern Rosella
Platycercus eximius Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
2.6% |
Western Whistler
Pachycephala fuliginosa Order: Passeriformes Family: Pachycephalidae |
2.6% |
Musk Duck
Biziura lobata Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
2.5% |
Spotted Pardalote
Pardalotus punctatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Pardalotidae |
2.5% |
European Greenfinch
Chloris chloris Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
2.4% |
Yellow-rumped Thornbill
Acanthiza chrysorrhoa Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
2.3% |
Weebill
Smicrornis brevirostris Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
2.3% |
Common Bronzewing
Phaps chalcoptera Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
2.3% |
Muscovy Duck
Cairina moschata Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
2.2% |
Sacred Kingfisher
Todiramphus sanctus Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
2.1% |
Long-billed Corella
Cacatua tenuirostris Order: Psittaciformes Family: Cacatuidae |
2.1% |
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Alaudidae |
1.9% |
Australasian Darter
Anhinga novaehollandiae Order: Suliformes Family: Anhingidae |
1.8% |
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
1.8% |
Brown Falcon
Falco berigora Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
1.7% |
Great Crested Tern
Thalasseus bergii Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
1.7% |
Latham's Snipe
Gallinago hardwickii Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
1.6% |
Buff-banded Rail
Gallirallus philippensis Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
1.6% |
Brown Goshawk
Accipiter fasciatus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
1.6% |
Brown Quail
Synoicus ypsilophorus Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae |
1.4% |
Brown Thornbill
Acanthiza pusilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
1.3% |
Plumed Egret
Ardea plumifera Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
1.3% |
Slender-billed Thornbill
Acanthiza iredalei Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
1.2% |
Australian Painted-Snipe
Rostratula australis Order: Charadriiformes Family: Rostratulidae |
1.2% |
Inland Thornbill
Acanthiza apicalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
1.1% |
White-winged Triller
Lalage tricolor Order: Passeriformes Family: Campephagidae |
1.1% |
Straw-necked Ibis
Threskiornis spinicollis Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
1.1% |
Pacific Heron
Ardea pacifica Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |