Birds of West Coast, Tasmania

Birds of West Coast, Tasmania is a list of the most common birds observed in the region. Showing the yearly average percentage observation frequency for each species.

Location

Tasmania, Australia

Tasmania, Australia

Australia

Australia

Oceania

Oceania

Location
Tasmania, Australia

Tasmania, Australia

Australia

Australia

Oceania

Oceania

List of Common Birds

46% Superb Fairywren (Malurus cyaneus) - Breeding male Superb Fairywren (Malurus cyaneus) - Australia Superb Fairywren

Malurus cyaneus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Maluridae

38% Crescent Honeyeater (Phylidonyris pyrrhopterus) - Australia Crescent Honeyeater

Phylidonyris pyrrhopterus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Meliphagidae

35% Forest Raven (Corvus tasmanicus) - Australia Forest Raven

Corvus tasmanicus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Corvidae

30% Gray Fantail (Rhipidura albiscapa) - Adult Gray Fantail (Rhipidura albiscapa) - Australia Gray Fantail

Rhipidura albiscapa

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Rhipiduridae

28% Black Currawong (Strepera fuliginosa) - Australia Black Currawong

Strepera fuliginosa

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Artamidae

26% Green Rosella (Platycercus caledonicus) - Australia Green Rosella

Platycercus caledonicus

Order: Psittaciformes

Family: Psittaculidae

25% Eurasian Blackbird (Turdus merula) - Adult male Eurasian Blackbird (Turdus merula) - Australia Eurasian Blackbird

Turdus merula

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Turdidae

24% Yellow-throated Honeyeater (Nesoptilotis flavicollis) - Australia Yellow-throated Honeyeater

Nesoptilotis flavicollis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Meliphagidae

23% Silver Gull (Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae) - Adult Silver Gull (Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae) - Australia Silver Gull

Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

20% Welcome Swallow (Hirundo neoxena) - Adult Welcome Swallow (Hirundo neoxena) - Australia Welcome Swallow

Hirundo neoxena

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

19% Gray Shrikethrush (Colluricincla harmonica) - Australia Gray Shrikethrush

Colluricincla harmonica

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pachycephalidae

19% New Holland Honeyeater (Phylidonyris novaehollandiae) - Adult New Holland Honeyeater (Phylidonyris novaehollandiae) - Australia New Holland Honeyeater

Phylidonyris novaehollandiae

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Meliphagidae

19% Tasmanian Thornbill (Acanthiza ewingii) - Australia Tasmanian Thornbill

Acanthiza ewingii

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Acanthizidae

17% Silvereye (Zosterops lateralis) - Adult Silvereye (Zosterops lateralis) - Australia Silvereye

Zosterops lateralis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Zosteropidae

17% Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo (Zanda funerea) - Adult Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo (Zanda funerea) - Australia Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo

Zanda funerea

Order: Psittaciformes

Family: Cacatuidae

17% Tasmanian Scrubwren (Sericornis humilis) - Australia Tasmanian Scrubwren

Sericornis humilis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Acanthizidae

16% European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) - Breeding adult European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) - Australia European Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sturnidae

16% Masked Lapwing (Vanellus miles) - Adult Masked Lapwing (Vanellus miles) - Australia Masked Lapwing

Vanellus miles

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

16% Pacific Gull (Larus pacificus) - Australia Pacific Gull

Larus pacificus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

14% Golden Whistler (Pachycephala pectoralis) - Immature Golden Whistler (Pachycephala pectoralis) - Australia Golden Whistler

Pachycephala pectoralis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pachycephalidae

13% Eastern Spinebill (Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris) - Adult Eastern Spinebill (Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris) - Australia Eastern Spinebill

Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Meliphagidae

13% Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) - Adult Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) - Australia Great Cormorant

Phalacrocorax carbo

Order: Suliformes

Family: Phalacrocoracidae

13% Brown Thornbill (Acanthiza pusilla) - Adult Brown Thornbill (Acanthiza pusilla) - Australia Brown Thornbill

Acanthiza pusilla

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Acanthizidae

12% House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) - Breeding male House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) - Australia House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Passeridae

12% Pink Robin (Petroica rodinogaster) - Australia Pink Robin

Petroica rodinogaster

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Petroicidae

10.0% Pied Oystercatcher (Haematopus longirostris) - Adult Pied Oystercatcher (Haematopus longirostris) - Australia Pied Oystercatcher

Haematopus longirostris

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Haematopodidae

9.5% White-bellied Sea-Eagle (Icthyophaga leucogaster) - Adult White-bellied Sea-Eagle (Icthyophaga leucogaster) - Australia White-bellied Sea-Eagle

Icthyophaga leucogaster

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

9.5% Striated Fieldwren (Calamanthus fuliginosus) - Australia Striated Fieldwren

Calamanthus fuliginosus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Acanthizidae

9.3% Olive Whistler (Pachycephala olivacea) - Australia Olive Whistler

Pachycephala olivacea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pachycephalidae

9.0% Pacific Black Duck (Anas superciliosa) - Female and young Pacific Black Duck (Anas superciliosa) - Australia Pacific Black Duck

Anas superciliosa

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

8.9% Scrubtit (Acanthornis magna) - Australia Scrubtit

Acanthornis magna

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Acanthizidae

8.2% White-faced Heron (Egretta novaehollandiae) - Adult White-faced Heron (Egretta novaehollandiae) - Australia White-faced Heron

Egretta novaehollandiae

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

7.8% European Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) - Adult European Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) - Australia European Goldfinch

Carduelis carduelis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

7.6% Southern Emuwren (Stipiturus malachurus) - Australia Southern Emuwren

Stipiturus malachurus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Maluridae

7.5% Great Crested Tern (Thalasseus bergii) - Adult Great Crested Tern (Thalasseus bergii) - Australia Great Crested Tern

Thalasseus bergii

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

7.3% Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae) - Adult Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae) - Australia Laughing Kookaburra

Dacelo novaeguineae

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

7.0% Little Pied Cormorant (Microcarbo melanoleucos) - Adult Little Pied Cormorant (Microcarbo melanoleucos) - Australia Little Pied Cormorant

Microcarbo melanoleucos

Order: Suliformes

Family: Phalacrocoracidae

6.8% Black-faced Cuckooshrike (Coracina novaehollandiae) - Adult Black-faced Cuckooshrike (Coracina novaehollandiae) - Australia Black-faced Cuckooshrike

Coracina novaehollandiae

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Campephagidae

6.5% Black Swan (Cygnus atratus) - Adult Black Swan (Cygnus atratus) - Australia Black Swan

Cygnus atratus

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

5.9% Swamp Harrier (Circus approximans) - Australia Swamp Harrier

Circus approximans

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

5.8% Ground Parrot (Pezoporus wallicus) - Australia Ground Parrot

Pezoporus wallicus

Order: Psittaciformes

Family: Psittaculidae

5.0% Kelp Gull (Larus dominicanus) - Adult Kelp Gull (Larus dominicanus) - Australia Kelp Gull

Larus dominicanus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

4.8% Black-faced Cormorant (Phalacrocorax fuscescens) - Australia Black-faced Cormorant

Phalacrocorax fuscescens

Order: Suliformes

Family: Phalacrocoracidae

4.6% Tawny-crowned Honeyeater (Gliciphila melanops) - Australia Tawny-crowned Honeyeater

Gliciphila melanops

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Meliphagidae

4.5% Chestnut Teal (Anas castanea) - Adult male Chestnut Teal (Anas castanea) - Australia Chestnut Teal

Anas castanea

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

4.3% Bassian Thrush (Zoothera lunulata) - Australia Bassian Thrush

Zoothera lunulata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Turdidae

4.2% Red-capped Plover (Anarhynchus ruficapillus) - Adult Red-capped Plover (Anarhynchus ruficapillus) - Australia Red-capped Plover

Anarhynchus ruficapillus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

4.2% Wedge-tailed Eagle (Aquila audax) - Adult Wedge-tailed Eagle (Aquila audax) - Australia Wedge-tailed Eagle

Aquila audax

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

4.2% Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (Cacatua galerita) - Adult Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (Cacatua galerita) - Australia Sulphur-crested Cockatoo

Cacatua galerita

Order: Psittaciformes

Family: Cacatuidae

4.1% Beautiful Firetail (Stagonopleura bella) - Australia Beautiful Firetail

Stagonopleura bella

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

4.1% Flame Robin (Petroica phoenicea) - Australia Flame Robin

Petroica phoenicea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Petroicidae

3.8% Australian Pipit (Anthus australis) - Australia Australian Pipit

Anthus australis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

3.8% Tree Martin (Petrochelidon nigricans) - Australia Tree Martin

Petrochelidon nigricans

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

3.8% Fan-tailed Cuckoo (Cacomantis flabelliformis) - Australia Fan-tailed Cuckoo

Cacomantis flabelliformis

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

3.7% Dusky Robin (Melanodryas vittata) - Australia Dusky Robin

Melanodryas vittata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Petroicidae

3.7% Strong-billed Honeyeater (Melithreptus validirostris) - Australia Strong-billed Honeyeater

Melithreptus validirostris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Meliphagidae

3.7% Striated Pardalote (Pardalotus striatus) - Australia Striated Pardalote

Pardalotus striatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pardalotidae

3.6% Tasmanian Nativehen (Tribonyx mortierii) - Australia Tasmanian Nativehen

Tribonyx mortierii

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Rallidae

3.5% Little Black Cormorant (Phalacrocorax sulcirostris) - Adult Little Black Cormorant (Phalacrocorax sulcirostris) - Australia Little Black Cormorant

Phalacrocorax sulcirostris

Order: Suliformes

Family: Phalacrocoracidae

3.2% Brush Bronzewing (Phaps elegans) - Australia Brush Bronzewing

Phaps elegans

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

3.2% Scarlet Robin (Petroica boodang) - Adult female Scarlet Robin (Petroica boodang) - Australia Scarlet Robin

Petroica boodang

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Petroicidae

3.1% Black-headed Honeyeater (Melithreptus affinis) - Australia Black-headed Honeyeater

Melithreptus affinis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Meliphagidae

3.1% Sooty Oystercatcher (Haematopus fuliginosus) - Adult Sooty Oystercatcher (Haematopus fuliginosus) - Australia Sooty Oystercatcher

Haematopus fuliginosus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Haematopodidae

2.8% Maned Duck (Chenonetta jubata) - Male and female Maned Duck (Chenonetta jubata) - Australia Maned Duck

Chenonetta jubata

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

2.7% Spotted Pardalote (Pardalotus punctatus) - Adult male Spotted Pardalote (Pardalotus punctatus) - Australia Spotted Pardalote

Pardalotus punctatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pardalotidae

2.6% Short-tailed Shearwater (Ardenna tenuirostris) - Australia Short-tailed Shearwater

Ardenna tenuirostris

Order: Procellariiformes

Family: Procellariidae

2.3% Australasian Gannet (Morus serrator) - Adult Australasian Gannet (Morus serrator) - Australia Australasian Gannet

Morus serrator

Order: Suliformes

Family: Sulidae

2.1% Yellow Wattlebird (Anthochaera paradoxa) - Australia Yellow Wattlebird

Anthochaera paradoxa

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Meliphagidae

2.0% Shining Bronze-Cuckoo (Chalcites lucidus) - Adult Shining Bronze-Cuckoo (Chalcites lucidus) - Australia Shining Bronze-Cuckoo

Chalcites lucidus

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

1.9% Hoary-headed Grebe (Poliocephalus poliocephalus) - Australia Hoary-headed Grebe

Poliocephalus poliocephalus

Order: Podicipediformes

Family: Podicipedidae

1.9% Gray Teal (Anas gracilis) - Australia Gray Teal

Anas gracilis

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

1.8% Hooded Plover (Thinornis cucullatus) - Australia Hooded Plover

Thinornis cucullatus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

1.8% Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) - Breeding adult Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) - Australia Caspian Tern

Hydroprogne caspia

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

1.7% Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra) - Adult Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra) - Australia Eurasian Coot

Fulica atra

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Rallidae

1.6% White-capped Albatross (Thalassarche cauta) - Australia White-capped Albatross

Thalassarche cauta

Order: Procellariiformes

Family: Diomedeidae

1.6% Brown Falcon (Falco berigora) - Australia Brown Falcon

Falco berigora

Order: Falconiformes

Family: Falconidae

1.5% Hardhead (Aythya australis) - Australia Hardhead

Aythya australis

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

1.4% Little Wattlebird (Anthochaera chrysoptera) - Adult Little Wattlebird (Anthochaera chrysoptera) - Australia Little Wattlebird

Anthochaera chrysoptera

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Meliphagidae

1.1% Double-banded Plover (Anarhynchus bicinctus) - Australia Double-banded Plover

Anarhynchus bicinctus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

1.1% Tasmanian Boobook (Ninox leucopsis) - Australia Tasmanian Boobook

Ninox leucopsis

Order: Strigiformes

Family: Strigidae

1.0% White-fronted Chat (Epthianura albifrons) - Australia White-fronted Chat

Epthianura albifrons

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Meliphagidae