Birds of South Australia, Australia is a list of the most common birds observed in the state. Showing the yearly average percentage observation frequency for each species.
49% |
Australian Magpie
Gymnorhina tibicen Order: Passeriformes Family: Artamidae |
37% |
Galah
Eolophus roseicapilla Order: Psittaciformes Family: Cacatuidae |
35% |
Willie-wagtail
Rhipidura leucophrys Order: Passeriformes Family: Rhipiduridae |
33% |
Red Wattlebird
Anthochaera carunculata Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
32% |
Magpie-lark
Grallina cyanoleuca Order: Passeriformes Family: Monarchidae |
32% |
Crested Pigeon
Ocyphaps lophotes Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
31% |
Welcome Swallow
Hirundo neoxena Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
29% |
New Holland Honeyeater
Phylidonyris novaehollandiae Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
26% |
Little Raven
Corvus mellori Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
26% |
Silver Gull
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
26% |
Singing Honeyeater
Gavicalis virescens Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
25% |
Superb Fairywren
Malurus cyaneus Order: Passeriformes Family: Maluridae |
23% |
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae |
22% |
Crimson Rosella
Platycercus elegans Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
21% |
Pacific Black Duck
Anas superciliosa Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
20% |
Rainbow Lorikeet
Trichoglossus moluccanus Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
19% |
Masked Lapwing
Vanellus miles Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
19% |
White-plumed Honeyeater
Ptilotula penicillata Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
19% |
Gray Shrikethrush
Colluricincla harmonica Order: Passeriformes Family: Pachycephalidae |
19% |
Gray Teal
Anas gracilis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
19% |
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passeridae |
18% |
Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater
Acanthagenys rufogularis Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
18% |
Australian Pelican
Pelecanus conspicillatus Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Pelecanidae |
18% |
White-faced Heron
Egretta novaehollandiae Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
17% |
Striated Pardalote
Pardalotus striatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Pardalotidae |
17% |
Little Pied Cormorant
Microcarbo melanoleucos Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
17% |
Australian Ibis
Threskiornis molucca Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
16% |
Eurasian Coot
Fulica atra Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
16% |
Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
15% |
Gray Fantail
Rhipidura albiscapa Order: Passeriformes Family: Rhipiduridae |
15% |
Noisy Miner
Manorina melanocephala Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
14% |
Australian Raven
Corvus coronoides Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
14% |
Silvereye
Zosterops lateralis Order: Passeriformes Family: Zosteropidae |
14% |
Gray Currawong
Strepera versicolor Order: Passeriformes Family: Artamidae |
13% |
Weebill
Smicrornis brevirostris Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
13% |
Nankeen Kestrel
Falco cenchroides Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
13% |
Black Swan
Cygnus atratus Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
13% |
Maned Duck
Chenonetta jubata Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
13% |
Spotted Dove
Spilopelia chinensis Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
13% |
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
13% |
Australasian Swamphen
Porphyrio melanotus Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
12% |
White-browed Babbler
Pomatostomus superciliosus Order: Passeriformes Family: Pomatostomidae |
11% |
Dusky Moorhen
Gallinula tenebrosa Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
11% |
Little Corella
Cacatua sanguinea Order: Psittaciformes Family: Cacatuidae |
11% |
Tree Martin
Petrochelidon nigricans Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
11% |
Australian Ringneck
Barnardius zonarius Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
10% |
Little Black Cormorant
Phalacrocorax sulcirostris Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
10% |
Common Bronzewing
Phaps chalcoptera Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
10% |
Musk Lorikeet
Glossopsitta concinna Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
10.0% |
Australasian Grebe
Tachybaptus novaehollandiae Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
9.8% |
Black-faced Cuckooshrike
Coracina novaehollandiae Order: Passeriformes Family: Campephagidae |
9.3% |
Gray Butcherbird
Cracticus torquatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Artamidae |
8.9% |
Pied Stilt
Himantopus leucocephalus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Recurvirostridae |
8.7% |
Whistling Kite
Haliastur sphenurus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
8.7% |
Hoary-headed Grebe
Poliocephalus poliocephalus Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
8.6% |
Great Crested Tern
Thalasseus bergii Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
8.4% |
Chestnut Teal
Anas castanea Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
8.2% |
Yellow-rumped Thornbill
Acanthiza chrysorrhoa Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
8.0% |
Red-rumped Parrot
Psephotus haematonotus Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
8.0% |
Great Egret
Ardea alba Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
8.0% |
Laughing Kookaburra
Dacelo novaeguineae Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
8.0% |
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
Cacatua galerita Order: Psittaciformes Family: Cacatuidae |
7.7% |
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
7.7% |
Pacific Gull
Larus pacificus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
7.5% |
Pied Cormorant
Phalacrocorax varius Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
7.5% |
Australian Reed Warbler
Acrocephalus australis Order: Passeriformes Family: Acrocephalidae |
7.3% |
Hardhead
Aythya australis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
7.2% |
Western Whistler
Pachycephala fuliginosa Order: Passeriformes Family: Pachycephalidae |
7.1% |
Yellow-throated Miner
Manorina flavigula Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
7.0% |
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
7.0% |
White-winged Fairywren
Malurus leucopterus Order: Passeriformes Family: Maluridae |
7.0% |
Purple-backed Fairywren
Malurus assimilis Order: Passeriformes Family: Maluridae |
6.8% |
Wedge-tailed Eagle
Aquila audax Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
6.7% |
Spotted Pardalote
Pardalotus punctatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Pardalotidae |
6.6% |
Black-tailed Nativehen
Tribonyx ventralis Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
6.6% |
Australian Shelduck
Tadorna tadornoides Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
6.5% |
Australian Pipit
Anthus australis Order: Passeriformes Family: Motacillidae |
6.5% |
Brown-headed Honeyeater
Melithreptus brevirostris Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
6.4% |
Black-fronted Dotterel
Charadrius melanops Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
6.4% |
Rufous Whistler
Pachycephala rufiventris Order: Passeriformes Family: Pachycephalidae |
6.1% |
Little Grassbird
Poodytes gramineus Order: Passeriformes Family: Locustellidae |
6.1% |
Yellow-plumed Honeyeater
Ptilotula ornata Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
5.9% |
Chestnut-rumped Thornbill
Acanthiza uropygialis Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
5.8% |
Brown Falcon
Falco berigora Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
5.6% |
Red-capped Robin
Petroica goodenovii Order: Passeriformes Family: Petroicidae |
5.5% |
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelis Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
5.5% |
Peaceful Dove
Geopelia placida Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
5.4% |
Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
5.4% |
Eastern Rosella
Platycercus eximius Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
5.4% |
Emu
Dromaius novaehollandiae Order: Casuariiformes Family: Casuariidae |
5.4% |
Red-capped Plover
Anarhynchus ruficapillus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
5.4% |
Brown Treecreeper
Climacteris picumnus Order: Passeriformes Family: Climacteridae |
5.4% |
Straw-necked Ibis
Threskiornis spinicollis Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
5.3% |
Royal Spoonbill
Platalea regia Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
5.2% |
Red-kneed Dotterel
Erythrogonys cinctus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
5.2% |
Brown Thornbill
Acanthiza pusilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
5.2% |
Zebra Finch
Taeniopygia guttata Order: Passeriformes Family: Estrildidae |
5.1% |
White-winged Chough
Corcorax melanorhamphos Order: Passeriformes Family: Corcoracidae |
5.0% |
Australasian Shoveler
Spatula rhynchotis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
5.0% |
Little Wattlebird
Anthochaera chrysoptera Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
5.0% |
White-fronted Chat
Epthianura albifrons Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
5.0% |
Black Kite
Milvus migrans Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
4.9% |
Southern Whiteface
Aphelocephala leucopsis Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
4.9% |
Dusky Woodswallow
Artamus cyanopterus Order: Passeriformes Family: Artamidae |
4.8% |
Mulga Parrot
Psephotellus varius Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
4.7% |
Eastern Spinebill
Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
4.6% |
Crescent Honeyeater
Phylidonyris pyrrhopterus Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
4.6% |
Black-shouldered Kite
Elanus axillaris Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
4.6% |
Red-necked Stint
Calidris ruficollis Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
4.6% |
Pink-eared Duck
Malacorhynchus membranaceus Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
4.6% |
White-browed Scrubwren
Sericornis frontalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
4.5% |
Yellow-faced Honeyeater
Caligavis chrysops Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
4.4% |
White-fronted Honeyeater
Purnella albifrons Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
4.4% |
Crested Bellbird
Oreoica gutturalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Oreoicidae |
4.4% |
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Calidris acuminata Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
4.4% |
Striated Thornbill
Acanthiza lineata Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
4.3% |
Pied Oystercatcher
Haematopus longirostris Order: Charadriiformes Family: Haematopodidae |
4.2% |
Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx basalis Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
4.1% |
Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo
Zanda funerea Order: Psittaciformes Family: Cacatuidae |
4.1% |
Mistletoebird
Dicaeum hirundinaceum Order: Passeriformes Family: Dicaeidae |
4.1% |
Red-browed Firetail
Neochmia temporalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Estrildidae |
4.0% |
White-eared Honeyeater
Nesoptilotis leucotis Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
4.0% |
Purple-crowned Lorikeet
Parvipsitta porphyrocephala Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
3.9% |
Black-faced Woodswallow
Artamus cinereus Order: Passeriformes Family: Artamidae |
3.9% |
Swamp Harrier
Circus approximans Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
3.9% |
Sooty Oystercatcher
Haematopus fuliginosus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Haematopodidae |
3.9% |
Jacky-winter
Microeca fascinans Order: Passeriformes Family: Petroicidae |
3.8% |
Australasian Darter
Anhinga novaehollandiae Order: Suliformes Family: Anhingidae |
3.8% |
Inland Thornbill
Acanthiza apicalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
3.7% |
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
3.6% |
Yellow-billed Spoonbill
Platalea flavipes Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
3.3% |
Rainbow Bee-eater
Merops ornatus Order: Coraciiformes Family: Meropidae |
3.2% |
Hooded Robin
Melanodryas cucullata Order: Passeriformes Family: Petroicidae |
3.1% |
Red-necked Avocet
Recurvirostra novaehollandiae Order: Charadriiformes Family: Recurvirostridae |
3.1% |
Musk Duck
Biziura lobata Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
3.1% |
Australian Crake
Porzana fluminea Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
3.1% |
White-throated Treecreeper
Cormobates leucophaea Order: Passeriformes Family: Climacteridae |
3.0% |
Yellow Thornbill
Acanthiza nana Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
2.9% |
Little Egret
Egretta garzetta Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
2.9% |
Fairy Martin
Petrochelidon ariel Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
2.9% |
Elegant Parrot
Neophema elegans Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
2.8% |
Little Crow
Corvus bennetti Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
2.8% |
Black-faced Cormorant
Phalacrocorax fuscescens Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
2.6% |
Splendid Fairywren
Malurus splendens Order: Passeriformes Family: Maluridae |
2.5% |
White-naped Honeyeater
Melithreptus lunatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
2.4% |
Scarlet Robin
Petroica boodang Order: Passeriformes Family: Petroicidae |
2.4% |
Budgerigar
Melopsittacus undulatus Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
2.4% |
Spotted Scrubwren
Sericornis maculatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
2.3% |
Chestnut-crowned Babbler
Pomatostomus ruficeps Order: Passeriformes Family: Pomatostomidae |
2.3% |
Chirruping Wedgebill
Psophodes cristatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Psophodidae |
2.3% |
Greater Bluebonnet
Northiella haematogaster Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
2.2% |
Brown Songlark
Cincloramphus cruralis Order: Passeriformes Family: Locustellidae |
2.2% |
Collared Sparrowhawk
Accipiter cirrocephalus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
2.1% |
Masked Woodswallow
Artamus personatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Artamidae |
2.1% |
Australian Hobby
Falco longipennis Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
2.1% |
Southern Scrub-Robin
Drymodes brunneopygia Order: Passeriformes Family: Petroicidae |
2.0% |
Sacred Kingfisher
Todiramphus sanctus Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
2.0% |
Brown Goshawk
Accipiter fasciatus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
2.0% |
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Alaudidae |
1.9% |
Pied Butcherbird
Cracticus nigrogularis Order: Passeriformes Family: Artamidae |
1.9% |
Freckled Duck
Stictonetta naevosa Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
1.9% |
Varied Sittella
Daphoenositta chrysoptera Order: Passeriformes Family: Neosittidae |
1.9% |
Long-billed Corella
Cacatua tenuirostris Order: Psittaciformes Family: Cacatuidae |
1.8% |
Brush Bronzewing
Phaps elegans Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
1.8% |
Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferruginea Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
1.8% |
White-backed Swallow
Cheramoeca leucosterna Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
1.8% |
Banded Stilt
Cladorhynchus leucocephalus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Recurvirostridae |
1.7% |
White-browed Woodswallow
Artamus superciliosus Order: Passeriformes Family: Artamidae |
1.7% |
White-winged Triller
Lalage tricolor Order: Passeriformes Family: Campephagidae |
1.7% |
Cape Barren Goose
Cereopsis novaehollandiae Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
1.7% |
Fan-tailed Cuckoo
Cacomantis flabelliformis Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
1.7% |
Gilbert's Whistler
Pachycephala inornata Order: Passeriformes Family: Pachycephalidae |
1.6% |
Australian Owlet-nightjar
Aegotheles cristatus Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Aegothelidae |
1.6% |
Rufous Songlark
Cincloramphus mathewsi Order: Passeriformes Family: Locustellidae |
1.6% |
Golden-headed Cisticola
Cisticola exilis Order: Passeriformes Family: Cisticolidae |
1.6% |
Blue-billed Duck
Oxyura australis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
1.6% |
Striped Honeyeater
Plectorhyncha lanceolata Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
1.6% |
Orange Chat
Epthianura aurifrons Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
1.5% |
Purple-gaped Honeyeater
Lichenostomus cratitius Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
1.5% |
Pacific Heron
Ardea pacifica Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
1.5% |
Tawny-crowned Honeyeater
Gliciphila melanops Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
1.5% |
Nankeen Night Heron
Nycticorax caledonicus Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
1.5% |
Buff-rumped Thornbill
Acanthiza reguloides Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
1.5% |
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
1.4% |
Crimson Chat
Epthianura tricolor Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
1.4% |
Shy Heathwren
Hylacola cauta Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
1.4% |
Restless Flycatcher
Myiagra inquieta Order: Passeriformes Family: Monarchidae |
1.4% |
Chestnut Quail-thrush
Cinclosoma castanotum Order: Passeriformes Family: Cinclosomatidae |
1.3% |
Redthroat
Pyrrholaemus brunneus Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
1.3% |
Australasian Gannet
Morus serrator Order: Suliformes Family: Sulidae |
1.2% |
Cinnamon Quail-thrush
Cinclosoma cinnamomeum Order: Passeriformes Family: Cinclosomatidae |
1.2% |
Rufous Fieldwren
Calamanthus campestris Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
1.2% |
Diamond Firetail
Stagonopleura guttata Order: Passeriformes Family: Estrildidae |
1.2% |
Hooded Plover
Charadrius cucullatus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
1.2% |
Apostlebird
Struthidea cinerea Order: Passeriformes Family: Corcoracidae |
1.2% |
Australian Fairy Tern
Sternula nereis Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
1.2% |
Little Eagle
Hieraaetus morphnoides Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
1.1% |
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
1.1% |
Diamond Dove
Geopelia cuneata Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
1.1% |
Southern Boobook
Ninox boobook Order: Strigiformes Family: Strigidae |
1.1% |
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatus Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
1.1% |
Spotted Harrier
Circus assimilis Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
1.0% |
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
1.0% |
Pallid Cuckoo
Cacomantis pallidus Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |