Australia · Queensland
Bowra Wildlife Sanctuary
220 species and 241,211 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: March–October and December, with up to 177 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Willie WagtailRhipidura leucophrys
GalahEolophus roseicapilla
Black-fronted DotterelThinornis melanops
Magpie-larkGrallina cyanoleuca
Rainbow Bee-eaterMerops ornatus
White-plumed HoneyeaterPtilotula penicillata
Fairy MartinPetrochelidon ariel
Brown TreecreeperClimacteris picumnus
Crested PigeonOcyphaps lophotes
Spiny-cheeked HoneyeaterAcanthagenys rufogularis
Spotted BowerbirdChlamydera maculata
Masked LapwingVanellus miles
Pied StiltHimantopus leucocephalus
Restless FlycatcherMyiagra inquietaSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
All 220 species recorded here
- Willie Wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys
- Magpie-lark Grallina cyanoleuca
- Brown Treecreeper Climacteris picumnus
- White-plumed Honeyeater Ptilotula penicillata
- Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae
- Galah Eolophus roseicapilla
- Crested Pigeon Ocyphaps lophotes
- Spotted Bowerbird Chlamydera maculata
- Australian Ringneck Barnardius zonarius
- Peaceful Dove Geopelia placida
- Jacky Winter Microeca fascinans
- Yellow-throated Miner Manorina flavigula
- Black-fronted Dotterel Thinornis melanops
- Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater Acanthagenys rufogularis
- Australian Raven Corvus coronoides
- Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
- Restless Flycatcher Myiagra inquieta
- Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
- Black-faced Woodswallow Artamus cinereus
- Red-winged Parrot Aprosmictus erythropterus
- Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
- Whistling Kite Haliastur sphenurus
- Pink Cockatoo Cacatua leadbeateri
- Crested Bellbird Oreoica gutturalis
- Singing Honeyeater Gavicalis virescens
- Chestnut-crowned Babbler Pomatostomus ruficeps
- Red-capped Robin Petroica goodenovii
- Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
- Black-faced Cuckooshrike Coracina novaehollandiae
- Rufous Whistler Pachycephala rufiventris
- Pied Butcherbird Cracticus nigrogularis
- Grey Shrikethrush Colluricincla harmonica
- Chestnut-rumped Thornbill Acanthiza uropygialis
- Hooded Robin Melanodryas cucullata
- Common Bronzewing Phaps chalcoptera
- Apostlebird Struthidea cinerea
- Splendid Fairywren Malurus splendens
- Grey Butcherbird Cracticus torquatus
- White-breasted Woodswallow Artamus leucorynchus
- Mulga Parrot Psephotellus varius
- Sunda Zebra Finch Taeniopygia guttata
- Diamond Dove Geopelia cuneata
- White-necked Heron Ardea pacifica
- Fairy Martin Petrochelidon ariel
- Mistletoebird Dicaeum hirundinaceum
- Little Friarbird Philemon citreogularis
- Brown Falcon Falco berigora
- Australian Pipit Anthus australis
- Yellow-billed Spoonbill Platalea flavipes
- Nankeen Kestrel Falco cenchroides
- Double-barred Finch Stizoptera bichenovii
- Eastern Bluebonnet Northiella haematogaster
- Southern Whiteface Aphelocephala leucopsis
- White-browed Woodswallow Artamus superciliosus
- White-winged Triller Lalage tricolor
- Bourke's Parrot Neopsephotus bourkii
- White-winged Fairywren Malurus leucopterus
- Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
- Cockatiel Nymphicus hollandicus
- White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
- Striped Honeyeater Plectorhyncha lanceolata
- Purple-backed Fairywren Malurus assimilis
- Grey Teal Anas gracilis
- Grey-crowned Babbler Pomatostomus temporalis
- Laughing Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae
- Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
- Horsfield's Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites basalis
- Yellow-rumped Thornbill Acanthiza chrysorrhoa
- Masked Woodswallow Artamus personatus
- Rufous Songlark Cincloramphus mathewsi
- Brown Honeyeater Lichmera indistincta
- Hall's Babbler Pomatostomus halli
- Budgerigar Melopsittacus undulatus
- Noisy Friarbird Philemon corniculatus
- Crimson Chat Epthianura tricolor
- Maned Duck Chenonetta jubata
- Rainbow Bee-eater Merops ornatus
- Black-tailed Nativehen Tribonyx ventralis
- Pallid Cuckoo Heteroscenes pallidus
- Wedge-tailed Eagle Aquila audax
- Blue-faced Honeyeater Entomyzon cyanotis
- Weebill Smicrornis brevirostris
- Red-rumped Parrot Psephotus haematonotus
- Inland Thornbill Acanthiza apicalis
- Australasian Grebe Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
- Red-browed Pardalote Pardalotus rubricatus
- Red-backed Kingfisher Todiramphus pyrrhopygius
- Striated Pardalote Pardalotus striatus
- Brolga Antigone rubicunda
- White-winged Chough Corcorax melanorhamphos
- Little Woodswallow Artamus minor
- Australian Pelican Pelecanus conspicillatus
- White-browed Treecreeper Climacteris affinis
- Grey Fantail Rhipidura albiscapa
- Black-breasted Buzzard Hamirostra melanosternon
- Red-kneed Dotterel Erythrogonys cinctus
- Varied Sittella Daphoenositta chrysoptera
- Little Eagle Hieraaetus morphnoides
- Yellow Thornbill Acanthiza nana
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Plum-headed Finch Emblema modesta
- Chestnut-breasted Quail-thrush Cinclosoma castaneothorax
- Olive-backed Oriole Oriolus sagittatus
- Brown Goshawk Tachyspiza fasciata
- Collared Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza cirrocephala
- Tree Martin Petrochelidon nigricans
- Banded Lapwing Vanellus tricolor
- Australian Hobby Falco longipennis
- Little Corella Cacatua sanguinea
- Australasian Darter Anhinga novaehollandiae
- Straw-necked Ibis Threskiornis spinicollis
- Brown-headed Honeyeater Melithreptus brevirostris
- Black Honeyeater Sugomel nigrum
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Australian White Ibis Threskiornis molucca
- Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
- Black-eared Cuckoo Chalcites osculans
- Brown Quail Synoicus ypsilophorus
- Grey-headed Honeyeater Ptilotula keartlandi
- Painted Honeyeater Grantiella picta
- Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
- Australian Owlet-nightjar Aegotheles cristatus
- Western Gerygone Gerygone fusca
- Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita
- Bush Stone-curlew Burhinus grallarius
- Australian Boobook Ninox boobook
- Dusky Woodswallow Artamus cyanopterus
- Australian Bustard Ardeotis australis
- Hardhead Aythya australis
- Pink-eared Duck Malacorhynchus membranaceus
- Australian Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius
- Little Crow Corvus bennetti
- Fan-tailed Cuckoo Cacomantis flabelliformis
- Brown Songlark Cincloramphus cruralis
- Buff-rumped Thornbill Acanthiza reguloides
- Hoary-headed Grebe Poliocephalus poliocephalus
- Black-shouldered Kite Elanus axillaris
- Spotted Nightjar Eurostopodus argus
- Ground Cuckooshrike Coracina maxima
- Pied Honeyeater Certhionyx variegatus
- Redthroat Pyrrholaemus brunneus
- Grey Falcon Falco hypoleucos
- White-fronted Honeyeater Purnella albifrons
- Square-tailed Kite Lophoictinia isura
- Tawny Frogmouth Podargus strigoides
- Plumed Egret Ardea plumifera
- Black Falcon Falco subniger
- Nankeen Night Heron Nycticorax caledonicus
- Bar-shouldered Dove Geopelia humeralis
- Black Swan Cygnus atratus
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- White-bellied Cuckooshrike Coracina papuensis
- Plumed Whistling Duck Dendrocygna eytoni
- Spotted Harrier Circus assimilis
- Little Buttonquail Turnix velox
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Australian Crake Porzana fluminea
- Latham's Snipe Gallinago hardwickii
- White-backed Swallow Cheramoeca leucosterna
- Torresian Crow Corvus orru
- Orange Chat Epthianura aurifrons
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- White-fronted Chat Epthianura albifrons
- Singing Bush Lark Mirafra javanica
- Australian Reed Warbler Acrocephalus australis
- Pale-headed Rosella Platycercus adscitus
- Pacific Swift Apus pacificus
- Oriental Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis
- Cotton Pygmy Goose Nettapus coromandelianus
- Baillon's Crake Zapornia pusilla
- Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
- Eastern Barn Owl Tyto javanica
- Little Grassbird Poodytes gramineus
- Painted Buttonquail Turnix varius
- Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
- Red-necked Avocet Recurvirostra novaehollandiae
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Stubble Quail Coturnix pectoralis
- White-browed Babbler Pomatostomus superciliosus
- Blue-winged Parrot Neophema chrysostoma
- Shining Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites lucidus
- Barking Owl Ninox connivens
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus
- Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis
- Australasian Shoveler Spatula rhynchotis
- Red-chested Buttonquail Turnix pyrrhothorax
- Black-chinned Honeyeater Melithreptus gularis
- Australian Painted-snipe Rostratula australis
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Diamond Firetail Stagonopleura guttata
- Chirruping Wedgebill Psophodes cristatus
- Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris
- Red-capped Plover Anarhynchus ruficapillus
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Australian Pratincole Glareola isabella
- Inland Dotterel Peltohyas australis
- Australian Golden Whistler Pachycephala pectoralis
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Noisy Miner Manorina melanocephala
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Flock Bronzewing Phaps histrionica
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Red-tailed Black Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus banksii
- Australian Tern Gelochelidon macrotarsa
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Channel-billed Cuckoo Scythrops novaehollandiae
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Dusky Moorhen Gallinula tenebrosa
- Spotless Crake Zapornia tabuensis
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus
- Grey-fronted Honeyeater Ptilotula plumula
- Eastern Shriketit Falcunculus frontatus
- Chestnut Teal Anas castanea
- Pheasant Coucal Centropus phasianinus
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Bowra Wildlife Sanctuary?
March–October and December. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 177 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Bowra Wildlife Sanctuary?
220 species, from 241,211 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Bowra Wildlife Sanctuary in November?
The most recorded in November: Willie Wagtail, Galah, Black-fronted Dotterel, Magpie-lark and Rainbow Bee-eater.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.