Birds of Whittlesea, Victoria is a list of the most common birds observed in the city. Showing the yearly average percentage observation frequency for each species.
78% |
Australian Magpie
Gymnorhina tibicen Order: Passeriformes Family: Artamidae |
74% |
Little Raven
Corvus mellori Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
69% |
Common Myna
Acridotheres tristis Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae |
63% |
Rainbow Lorikeet
Trichoglossus moluccanus Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
63% |
Noisy Miner
Manorina melanocephala Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
58% |
Magpie-lark
Grallina cyanoleuca Order: Passeriformes Family: Monarchidae |
56% |
Red Wattlebird
Anthochaera carunculata Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
54% |
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
Cacatua galerita Order: Psittaciformes Family: Cacatuidae |
49% |
Welcome Swallow
Hirundo neoxena Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
47% |
Eastern Rosella
Platycercus eximius Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
47% |
Red-rumped Parrot
Psephotus haematonotus Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
45% |
Pacific Black Duck
Anas superciliosa Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
45% |
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae |
44% |
Superb Fairywren
Malurus cyaneus Order: Passeriformes Family: Maluridae |
43% |
Maned Duck
Chenonetta jubata Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
42% |
Eurasian Coot
Fulica atra Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
39% |
Musk Lorikeet
Glossopsitta concinna Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
39% |
Spotted Dove
Spilopelia chinensis Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
37% |
Australasian Swamphen
Porphyrio melanotus Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
36% |
Crested Pigeon
Ocyphaps lophotes Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
35% |
Dusky Moorhen
Gallinula tenebrosa Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
34% |
Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
34% |
Galah
Eolophus roseicapilla Order: Psittaciformes Family: Cacatuidae |
32% |
White-plumed Honeyeater
Ptilotula penicillata Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
32% |
White-faced Heron
Egretta novaehollandiae Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
32% |
Chestnut Teal
Anas castanea Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
32% |
Little Pied Cormorant
Microcarbo melanoleucos Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
32% |
Masked Lapwing
Vanellus miles Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
29% |
Gray Butcherbird
Cracticus torquatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Artamidae |
28% |
Gray Fantail
Rhipidura albiscapa Order: Passeriformes Family: Rhipiduridae |
28% |
Gray Teal
Anas gracilis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
28% |
Willie-wagtail
Rhipidura leucophrys Order: Passeriformes Family: Rhipiduridae |
27% |
Hardhead
Aythya australis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
26% |
Australasian Grebe
Tachybaptus novaehollandiae Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
26% |
New Holland Honeyeater
Phylidonyris novaehollandiae Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
25% |
Black Swan
Cygnus atratus Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
24% |
Brown Thornbill
Acanthiza pusilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
22% |
Pied Currawong
Strepera graculina Order: Passeriformes Family: Artamidae |
22% |
Crimson Rosella
Platycercus elegans Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
20% |
Striated Pardalote
Pardalotus striatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Pardalotidae |
20% |
Little Black Cormorant
Phalacrocorax sulcirostris Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
20% |
Spotted Pardalote
Pardalotus punctatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Pardalotidae |
19% |
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
18% |
Long-billed Corella
Cacatua tenuirostris Order: Psittaciformes Family: Cacatuidae |
18% |
Australian Ibis
Threskiornis molucca Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
17% |
Hoary-headed Grebe
Poliocephalus poliocephalus Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
16% |
Yellow-faced Honeyeater
Caligavis chrysops Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
16% |
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passeridae |
15% |
Laughing Kookaburra
Dacelo novaeguineae Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
15% |
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
14% |
Yellow-rumped Thornbill
Acanthiza chrysorrhoa Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
14% |
Blue-billed Duck
Oxyura australis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
14% |
Australasian Darter
Anhinga novaehollandiae Order: Suliformes Family: Anhingidae |
14% |
White-browed Scrubwren
Sericornis frontalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
14% |
Red-browed Firetail
Neochmia temporalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Estrildidae |
13% |
Australian Reed Warbler
Acrocephalus australis Order: Passeriformes Family: Acrocephalidae |
13% |
Silver Gull
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
13% |
Gray Shrikethrush
Colluricincla harmonica Order: Passeriformes Family: Pachycephalidae |
12% |
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelis Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
11% |
Common Bronzewing
Phaps chalcoptera Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
11% |
Black-faced Cuckooshrike
Coracina novaehollandiae Order: Passeriformes Family: Campephagidae |
11% |
Little Corella
Cacatua sanguinea Order: Psittaciformes Family: Cacatuidae |
10.0% |
Australasian Shoveler
Spatula rhynchotis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
10.0% |
Nankeen Night Heron
Nycticorax caledonicus Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
9.6% |
Black-fronted Dotterel
Charadrius melanops Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
9.2% |
Musk Duck
Biziura lobata Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
9.2% |
Little Wattlebird
Anthochaera chrysoptera Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
8.9% |
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatus Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
8.7% |
Silvereye
Zosterops lateralis Order: Passeriformes Family: Zosteropidae |
8.5% |
Straw-necked Ibis
Threskiornis spinicollis Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
8.4% |
Whistling Kite
Haliastur sphenurus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
8.4% |
Little Grassbird
Poodytes gramineus Order: Passeriformes Family: Locustellidae |
8.2% |
Australian Pelican
Pelecanus conspicillatus Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Pelecanidae |
8.0% |
Wedge-tailed Eagle
Aquila audax Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
7.9% |
White-throated Treecreeper
Cormobates leucophaea Order: Passeriformes Family: Climacteridae |
7.5% |
Australian Raven
Corvus coronoides Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
7.4% |
Yellow Thornbill
Acanthiza nana Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
7.3% |
European Greenfinch
Chloris chloris Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
7.3% |
Eastern Spinebill
Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
7.3% |
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
7.2% |
Bell Miner
Manorina melanophrys Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
7.1% |
Golden Whistler
Pachycephala pectoralis Order: Passeriformes Family: Pachycephalidae |
6.4% |
Freckled Duck
Stictonetta naevosa Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
6.4% |
Pied Stilt
Himantopus leucocephalus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Recurvirostridae |
6.2% |
Great Egret
Ardea alba Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
5.3% |
Latham's Snipe
Gallinago hardwickii Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
5.3% |
White-winged Chough
Corcorax melanorhamphos Order: Passeriformes Family: Corcoracidae |
5.2% |
White-eared Honeyeater
Nesoptilotis leucotis Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
5.1% |
Dusky Woodswallow
Artamus cyanopterus Order: Passeriformes Family: Artamidae |
5.1% |
Yellow-billed Spoonbill
Platalea flavipes Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
5.1% |
Tree Martin
Petrochelidon nigricans Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
5.0% |
Rufous Whistler
Pachycephala rufiventris Order: Passeriformes Family: Pachycephalidae |
4.9% |
Brown Goshawk
Accipiter fasciatus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
4.7% |
Weebill
Smicrornis brevirostris Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
4.2% |
Scarlet Robin
Petroica boodang Order: Passeriformes Family: Petroicidae |
4.1% |
Flame Robin
Petroica phoenicea Order: Passeriformes Family: Petroicidae |
4.0% |
Pacific Heron
Ardea pacifica Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
3.8% |
Gang-gang Cockatoo
Callocephalon fimbriatum Order: Psittaciformes Family: Cacatuidae |
3.7% |
Nankeen Kestrel
Falco cenchroides Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
3.7% |
Australian Pipit
Anthus australis Order: Passeriformes Family: Motacillidae |
3.6% |
Black-tailed Nativehen
Tribonyx ventralis Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
3.5% |
Pink-eared Duck
Malacorhynchus membranaceus Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
3.5% |
Mistletoebird
Dicaeum hirundinaceum Order: Passeriformes Family: Dicaeidae |
3.4% |
Australian King-Parrot
Alisterus scapularis Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
3.4% |
Golden-headed Cisticola
Cisticola exilis Order: Passeriformes Family: Cisticolidae |
3.3% |
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Alaudidae |
3.3% |
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Passer montanus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passeridae |
3.3% |
Fairy Martin
Petrochelidon ariel Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
3.2% |
Brown Falcon
Falco berigora Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
3.2% |
Fan-tailed Cuckoo
Cacomantis flabelliformis Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
3.1% |
Eastern Yellow Robin
Eopsaltria australis Order: Passeriformes Family: Petroicidae |
3.1% |
Australian Crake
Porzana fluminea Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
3.1% |
Striated Thornbill
Acanthiza lineata Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
2.8% |
White-naped Honeyeater
Melithreptus lunatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
2.7% |
Sacred Kingfisher
Todiramphus sanctus Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
2.5% |
Australian Shelduck
Tadorna tadornoides Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
2.5% |
Black-shouldered Kite
Elanus axillaris Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
2.4% |
Australian Hobby
Falco longipennis Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
2.3% |
Royal Spoonbill
Platalea regia Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
2.2% |
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
2.1% |
Gray Currawong
Strepera versicolor Order: Passeriformes Family: Artamidae |
2.1% |
Little Lorikeet
Parvipsitta pusilla Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
2.0% |
Little Eagle
Hieraaetus morphnoides Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
2.0% |
Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx basalis Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
2.0% |
Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo
Zanda funerea Order: Psittaciformes Family: Cacatuidae |
2.0% |
White-fronted Chat
Epthianura albifrons Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
1.8% |
Collared Sparrowhawk
Accipiter cirrocephalus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
1.7% |
Spotless Crake
Zapornia tabuensis Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
1.6% |
Red-kneed Dotterel
Erythrogonys cinctus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
1.4% |
White-bellied Sea-Eagle
Icthyophaga leucogaster Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
1.2% |
Olive-backed Oriole
Oriolus sagittatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Oriolidae |
1.2% |
Tawny Frogmouth
Podargus strigoides Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Podargidae |
1.2% |
Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater
Acanthagenys rufogularis Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
1.1% |
Muscovy Duck
Cairina moschata Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
1.1% |
Pallid Cuckoo
Cacomantis pallidus Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
1.1% |
Zebra Finch
Taeniopygia guttata Order: Passeriformes Family: Estrildidae |
1.0% |
Eastern Cattle Egret
Bubulcus coromandus Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |