Bird AlbumAustralia · Northern Territory
Buffalo Creek
210 species and 53,437 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: July–November, with up to 147 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Red-headed MyzomelaMyzomela erythrocephala
Canary White-eyeZosterops luteus
Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
Red-collared LorikeetTrichoglossus rubritorquis
Radjah ShelduckRadjah radjah
Bar-shouldered DoveGeopelia humeralis
Green OrioleOriolus flavocinctus
Torresian Imperial PigeonDucula spilorrhoa
Orange-footed ScrubfowlMegapodius reinwardt
Lemon-bellied FlyrobinMicroeca flavigaster
Rainbow Bee-eaterMerops ornatus
Striated HeronButorides striata132 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 210 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Muirhead bushland2 km179 species
- Leanyer Ponds3 km233 species
- Holmes Jungle Nature Reserve7 km218 species
- East Point Mangrove Boardwalk11 km172 species
- East Point12 km209 species
- George Brown Darwin Botanic Gardens14 km174 species
All 210 species recorded here
- Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- Red-headed Myzomela Myzomela erythrocephala
- Rainbow Bee-eater Merops ornatus
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Whistling Kite Haliastur sphenurus
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Bar-shouldered Dove Geopelia humeralis
- Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii
- Canary White-eye Zosterops luteus
- Orange-footed Scrubfowl Megapodius reinwardt
- Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
- Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
- Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Azure Kingfisher Ceyx azureus
- Green Oriole Oriolus flavocinctus
- Shining Flycatcher Myiagra alecto
- Lemon-bellied Flyrobin Microeca flavigaster
- Red-collared Lorikeet Trichoglossus rubritorquis
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Varied Triller Lalage leucomela
- Northern Fantail Rhipidura rufiventris
- Spangled Drongo Dicrurus bracteatus
- Chestnut Rail Gallirallus castaneoventris
- Black Butcherbird Melloria quoyi
- Magpie-lark Grallina cyanoleuca
- Red-capped Plover Anarhynchus ruficapillus
- Brown Honeyeater Lichmera indistincta
- Australian Tern Gelochelidon macrotarsa
- Rufous-banded Honeyeater Conopophila albogularis
- White-gaped Honeyeater Stomiopera unicolor
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- White-breasted Woodswallow Artamus leucorynchus
- Mangrove Gerygone Gerygone levigaster
- Torresian Imperial Pigeon Ducula spilorrhoa
- Grey Whistler Pachycephala simplex
- Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
- Torresian Crow Corvus orru
- Red-winged Parrot Aprosmictus erythropterus
- Grey-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes
- Pied Oystercatcher Haematopus longirostris
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Australian Pelican Pelecanus conspicillatus
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Peaceful Dove Geopelia placida
- Australasian Figbird Sphecotheres vieilloti
- Green-backed Gerygone Gerygone chloronota
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- White-bellied Cuckooshrike Coracina papuensis
- Australasian Darter Anhinga novaehollandiae
- Radjah Shelduck Radjah radjah
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita
- Little Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites minutillus
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Helmeted Friarbird Philemon buceroides
- Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis
- Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Red-tailed Black Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus banksii
- Torresian Kingfisher Todiramphus sordidus
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Broad-billed Flycatcher Myiagra ruficollis
- Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Little Friarbird Philemon citreogularis
- Arafura Fantail Rhipidura dryas
- Australian White Ibis Threskiornis molucca
- Forest Kingfisher Todiramphus macleayii
- Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
- Large-billed Gerygone Gerygone magnirostris
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Pacific Emerald Dove Chalcophaps longirostris
- Double-barred Finch Stizoptera bichenovii
- Tree Martin Petrochelidon nigricans
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Rose-crowned Fruit Dove Ptilinopus regina
- Beach Stone-curlew Esacus magnirostris
- Rainbow Pitta Pitta iris
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Varied Lorikeet Psitteuteles versicolor
- Little Shrikethrush Colluricincla megarhyncha
- Dusky Myzomela Myzomela obscura
- Little Kingfisher Ceyx pusillus
- White-throated Honeyeater Melithreptus albogularis
- Pheasant Coucal Centropus phasianinus
- Mangrove Golden Whistler Pachycephala melanura
- Plumed Egret Ardea plumifera
- Leaden Flycatcher Myiagra rubecula
- Great Bowerbird Chlamydera nuchalis
- Australian Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius
- Oriental Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis
- Mistletoebird Dicaeum hirundinaceum
- Black-faced Cuckooshrike Coracina novaehollandiae
- Sooty Oystercatcher Haematopus fuliginosus
- Great-billed Heron Ardea sumatrana
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Galah Eolophus roseicapilla
- Large-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus macrurus
- Sahul Brush Cuckoo Cacomantis variolosus
- Nankeen Night Heron Nycticorax caledonicus
- Straw-necked Ibis Threskiornis spinicollis
- Striated Pardalote Pardalotus striatus
- Little Corella Cacatua sanguinea
- Blue-winged Kookaburra Dacelo leachii
- Mangrove Fantail Rhipidura phasiana
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis
- Brown Goshawk Tachyspiza fasciata
- Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
- Olive-backed Oriole Oriolus sagittatus
- Mangrove Robin Melanodryas pulverulenta
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- Silver-crowned Friarbird Philemon argenticeps
- Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
- Grey Goshawk Tachyspiza novaehollandiae
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Crimson Finch Neochmia phaeton
- Bush Stone-curlew Burhinus grallarius
- White-winged Triller Lalage tricolor
- White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
- Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel
- Pacific Koel Eudynamys orientalis
- Blue-faced Honeyeater Entomyzon cyanotis
- Chestnut-breasted Mannikin Lonchura castaneothorax
- Pacific Baza Aviceda subcristata
- Paperbark Flycatcher Myiagra nana
- Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
- Pied Heron Egretta picata
- Pacific Swift Apus pacificus
- Long-tailed Finch Poephila acuticauda
- Magpie Goose Anseranas semipalmata
- Golden-headed Cisticola Cisticola exilis
- Green Pygmy Goose Nettapus pulchellus
- Grey-crowned Babbler Pomatostomus temporalis
- North Moluccan Cicadabird Edolisoma grayi
- Collared Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza cirrocephala
- Willie Wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys
- Wandering Whistling Duck Dendrocygna arcuata
- Australian Hobby Falco longipennis
- Bar-breasted Honeyeater Ramsayornis fasciatus
- Channel-billed Cuckoo Scythrops novaehollandiae
- Fairy Martin Petrochelidon ariel
- Red-backed Fairywren Malurus melanocephalus
- Nankeen Kestrel Falco cenchroides
- Rufous Whistler Pachycephala rufiventris
- White-breasted Whistler Pachycephala lanioides
- Little Curlew Numenius minutus
- Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
- Barking Owl Ninox connivens
- Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus
- Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
- Australian Pratincole Glareola isabella
- Weebill Smicrornis brevirostris
- Rufous-throated Honeyeater Conopophila rufogularis
- Horsfield's Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites basalis
- White-necked Heron Ardea pacifica
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Tawny Frogmouth Podargus strigoides
- Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Brown Falcon Falco berigora
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Black Bittern Botaurus flavicollis
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
- Hardhead Aythya australis
- Australasian Grebe Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
- Oriental Cuckoo Cuculus optatus
- Banded Honeyeater Cissomela pectoralis
- Pied Butcherbird Cracticus nigrogularis
- Asian Dowitcher Limnodromus semipalmatus
- Red-kneed Dotterel Erythrogonys cinctus
- Australian Owlet-nightjar Aegotheles cristatus
- Pallid Cuckoo Heteroscenes pallidus
- Rufous Owl Ninox rufa
- Grey Teal Anas gracilis
- Black-breasted Buzzard Hamirostra melanosternon
- Black-fronted Dotterel Thinornis melanops
- Grey Butcherbird Cracticus torquatus
- Masked Finch Poephila personata
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Buff-sided Robin Poecilodryas cerviniventris
- Pink Cockatoo Cacatua leadbeateri
- Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii
- Streaked Shearwater Calonectris leucomelas
- White-browed Crake Poliolimnas cinereus
- Brown Quail Synoicus ypsilophorus
- Brown Noddy Anous stolidus
- Great Frigatebird Fregata minor
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Red-backed Kingfisher Todiramphus pyrrhopygius
- Square-tailed Kite Lophoictinia isura
- Wedge-tailed Eagle Aquila audax
- Northern Rosella Platycercus venustus
- Australian Pipit Anthus australis
- Comb-crested Jacana Irediparra gallinacea
- Singing Bush Lark Mirafra javanica
- Black Falcon Falco subniger
- Brolga Antigone rubicunda
- Oriental Plover Anarhynchus veredus
- Gouldian Finch Chloebia gouldiae
- Yellow-throated Miner Manorina flavigula
- Yellow-rumped Mannikin Lonchura flaviprymna
- Yellow-tinted Honeyeater Ptilotula flavescens
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Plumed Whistling Duck Dendrocygna eytoni
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Buffalo Creek?
July–November. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 147 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Buffalo Creek?
210 species, from 53,437 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Buffalo Creek in November?
The most recorded in November: Silver Gull, Common Sandpiper, Red-headed Myzomela, Canary White-eye and Common Greenshank.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.