Birds of Australian Capital Territory

311 bird species have been recorded in Australian Capital Territory on eBird, the global citizen-science database run by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. 307 of them have a full profile in the Birbs encyclopedia — start with the well-known birds below, browse the complete list, then check which are being reported near you right now.

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Birds to know first

• African Collared DoveStreptopelia roseogrisea
• Alexandrine ParakeetPsittacula eupatria
• ApostlebirdStruthidea cinerea
• Australasian BitternBotaurus poiciloptilus
• Australasian DarterAnhinga novaehollandiae
• Australasian FigbirdSphecotheres vieilloti
• Australasian GrebeTachybaptus novaehollandiae
• Australasian ShovelerSpatula rhynchotis
• Australasian SwamphenPorphyrio melanotus
• Australian BoobookNinox boobook
• Australian CrakePorzana fluminea
• Australian Golden WhistlerPachycephala pectoralis
• Australian HobbyFalco longipennis
• Australian King ParrotAlisterus scapularis
• Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicen
• Australian Masked OwlTyto novaehollandiae
• Australian Owlet-nightjarAegotheles cristatus
• Australian Painted-snipeRostratula australis
• Australian PelicanPelecanus conspicillatus
• Australian Pied CormorantPhalacrocorax varius
• Australian PipitAnthus australis
• Australian RavenCorvus coronoides
• Australian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus australis
• Australian Rufous FantailRhipidura rufifrons
• Australian ShelduckTadorna tadornoides
• Australian TernGelochelidon macrotarsa
• Australian White IbisThreskiornis molucca
• Azure KingfisherCeyx azureus
• Baillon’s CrakeZapornia pusilla
• Banded LapwingVanellus tricolor

The full checklist — 307 birds of Australian Capital Territory in our library

• African Collared Dove
• Alexandrine Parakeet
• Apostlebird
• Australasian Bittern
• Australasian Darter
• Australasian Figbird
• Australasian Grebe
• Australasian Shoveler
• Australasian Swamphen
• Australian Boobook
• Australian Crake
• Australian Golden Whistler
• Australian Hobby
• Australian King Parrot
• Australian Magpie
• Australian Masked Owl
• Australian Owlet-nightjar
• Australian Painted-snipe
• Australian Pelican
• Australian Pied Cormorant
• Australian Pipit
• Australian Raven
• Australian Reed Warbler
• Australian Rufous Fantail
• Australian Shelduck
• Australian Tern
• Australian White Ibis
• Azure Kingfisher
• Baillon’s Crake
• Banded Lapwing
• Bar-shouldered Dove
• Bar-tailed Godwit
• Barking Owl
• Bassian Thrush
• Bell Miner
• Black Bittern
• Black Falcon
• Black Honeyeater
• Black Kite
• Black Swan
• Black-backed Bittern
• Black-breasted Buzzard
• Black-chinned Honeyeater
• Black-eared Cuckoo
• Black-faced Cuckooshrike
• Black-faced Monarch
• Black-fronted Dotterel
• Black-shouldered Kite
• Black-tailed Nativehen
• Blue-billed Duck
• Blue-faced Honeyeater
• Blue-winged Parrot
• Brown Cuckoo-Dove
• Brown Falcon
• Brown Gerygone
• Brown Goshawk
• Brown Honeyeater
• Brown Quail
• Brown Songlark
• Brown Thornbill
• Brown Treecreeper
• Brown-headed Honeyeater
• Brush Bronzewing
• Budgerigar
• Buff-banded Rail
• Buff-rumped Thornbill
• Bush Stone-curlew
• Cape Barren Goose
• Caspian Tern
• Channel-billed Cuckoo
• Chestnut Teal
• Chestnut-rumped Heathwren
• Chukar Partridge
• Cockatiel
• Collared Sparrowhawk
• Common Blackbird
• Common Bronzewing
• Common Greenshank
• Common Myna
• Common Pheasant
• Common Sandpiper
• Common Starling
• Common Tern
• Crescent Honeyeater
• Crested Pigeon
• Crimson Chat
• Crimson Rosella
• Curlew Sandpiper
• Diamond Dove
• Diamond Firetail
• Double-banded Plover
• Double-barred Finch
• Dusky Moorhen
• Dusky Woodswallow
• Eastern Barn Owl
• Eastern Bluebonnet
• Eastern Cattle Egret
• Eastern Rosella
• Eastern Shriketit
• Eastern Spinebill
• Eastern Whipbird
• Eastern Yellow Robin
• Egyptian Goose
• Emu
• Eurasian Coot
• Eurasian Skylark
• European Goldfinch
• European Greenfinch
• Fairy Martin
• Fan-tailed Cuckoo
• Far Eastern Curlew
• Fischer’s Lovebird
• Flame Robin
• Forest Kingfisher
• Freckled Duck
• Fuscous Honeyeater
• Galah
• Gang-gang Cockatoo
• Gilbert’s Whistler
• Glossy Black Cockatoo
• Glossy Ibis
• Golden-headed Cisticola
• Gouldian Finch
• Great Cormorant
• Great Crested Grebe
• Great Egret
• Greater Sooty Owl
• Grey Butcherbird
• Grey Currawong
• Grey Fantail
• Grey Goshawk
• Grey Shrikethrush
• Grey Teal
• Grey-crowned Babbler
• Greylag Goose
• Hardhead
• Hoary-headed Grebe
• Hooded Robin
• Horsfield’s Bronze Cuckoo
• House Sparrow
• Indian Peafowl
• Jacky Winter
• Latham’s Snipe
• Laughing Kookaburra
• Leaden Flycatcher
• Lewin’s Honeyeater
• Lewin’s Rail
• Little Black Cormorant
• Little Buttonquail
• Little Corella
• Little Eagle
• Little Egret
• Little Friarbird
• Little Grassbird
• Little Pied Cormorant
• Little Raven
• Little Wattlebird
• Long-billed Corella
• Long-toed Stint
• Magpie Goose
• Magpie-lark
• Mallard
• Maned Duck
• Marsh Sandpiper
• Masked Lapwing
• Masked Woodswallow
• Mistletoebird
• Muscovy Duck
• Musk Duck
• Nankeen Kestrel
• Nankeen Night Heron
• New Holland Honeyeater
• Noisy Friarbird
• Noisy Miner
• Northern Shoveler
• Olive Whistler
• Olive-backed Oriole
• Oriental Dollarbird
• Osprey
• Pacific Baza
• Pacific Black Duck
• Pacific Emerald Dove
• Pacific Golden Plover
• Pacific Koel
• Pacific Swift
• Painted Buttonquail
• Painted Honeyeater
• Pale-headed Rosella
• Pallid Cuckoo
• Peaceful Dove
• Pectoral Sandpiper
• Peregrine Falcon
• Pied Butcherbird
• Pied Currawong
• Pied Honeyeater
• Pied Stilt
• Pilotbird
• Pink Cockatoo
• Pink Robin
• Pink-eared Duck
• Plumed Egret
• Plumed Whistling Duck
• Powerful Owl
• Princess Parrot
• Rainbow Bee-eater
• Rainbow Lorikeet
• Red Junglefowl
• Red Wattlebird
• Red-backed Buttonquail
• Red-backed Kingfisher
• Red-browed Finch
• Red-browed Treecreeper
• Red-capped Robin
• Red-chested Buttonquail
• Red-collared Lorikeet
• Red-kneed Dotterel
• Red-necked Avocet
• Red-necked Stint
• Red-rumped Parrot
• Regent Honeyeater
• Restless Flycatcher
• Rock Dove
• Rose Robin
• Rose-ringed Parakeet
• Royal Spoonbill
• Ruddy Turnstone
• Rufous Songlark
• Rufous Whistler
• Sacred Kingfisher
• Sahul Brush Cuckoo
• Sahul Cicadabird
• Satin Bowerbird
• Satin Flycatcher
• Scaly-breasted Lorikeet
• Scarlet Myzomela
• Scarlet Robin
• Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
• Shining Bronze Cuckoo
• Silver Gull
• Silvereye
• Singing Bush Lark
• Singing Honeyeater
• Southern Whiteface
• Spangled Drongo
• Speckled Warbler
• Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater
• Spotless Crake
• Spotted Dove
• Spotted Harrier
• Spotted Pardalote
• Spotted Quail-thrush
• Square-tailed Kite
• Straw-necked Ibis
• Striated Pardalote
• Striated Thornbill
• Striped Honeyeater
• Stubble Quail
• Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
• Sunda Zebra Finch
• Superb Fairywren
• Superb Lyrebird
• Superb Parrot
• Swamp Harrier
• Swan Goose
• Swift Parrot
• Tawny Frogmouth
• Tawny Grassbird
• Tree Martin
• Turquoise Parrot
• Varied Sittella
• Wedge-tailed Eagle
• Weebill
• Welcome Swallow
• Western Gerygone
• Whiskered Tern
• Whistling Kite
• White-bellied Cuckooshrike
• White-bellied Sea Eagle
• White-browed Babbler
• White-browed Scrubwren
• White-browed Woodswallow
• White-cheeked Honeyeater
• White-eared Honeyeater
• White-faced Heron
• White-fronted Chat
• White-fronted Honeyeater
• White-headed Pigeon
• White-naped Honeyeater
• White-necked Heron
• White-plumed Honeyeater
• White-throated Gerygone
• White-throated Needletail
• White-throated Nightjar
• White-throated Treecreeper
• White-winged Chough
• White-winged Tern
• White-winged Triller
• Willie Wagtail
• Wonga Pigeon
• Wood Sandpiper
• Yellow Thornbill
• Yellow-billed Spoonbill
• Yellow-faced Honeyeater
• Yellow-plumed Honeyeater
• Yellow-rumped Thornbill
• Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo
• Yellow-tufted Honeyeater

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Birds of Australian Capital Territory by bird group

• Honeyeaters of Australian Capital Territory (33 species)
• Parrots, Cockatoos & Allies of Australian Capital Territory (27 species)
• Ducks, Geese & Swans of Australian Capital Territory (20 species)

Species lists and counts come from the eBird network; "recorded" means reported by birders to eBird. Tap any bird for its full profile, photos, sounds and ID notes.