Bird AlbumAustralia · Queensland
Dowse Lagoon
214 species and 117,127 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: March–January, with up to 127 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Australian White IbisThreskiornis molucca
Australasian SwamphenPorphyrio melanotus
Dusky MoorhenGallinula tenebrosa
Torresian CrowCorvus orru
Pacific Black DuckAnas superciliosa
Noisy MinerManorina melanocephala
Eastern Cattle EgretArdea coromanda
Little Black CormorantPhalacrocorax sulcirostris
Rainbow LorikeetTrichoglossus moluccanus
Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
Magpie-larkGrallina cyanoleuca
Little Pied CormorantMicrocarbo melanoleucos
Australasian GrebeTachybaptus novaehollandiae
Whiskered TernChlidonias hybridaSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Tinchi Tamba Wetlands Reserve3 km249 species
- Fitzgibbon Bushland4 km170 species
- Tabbil-ban dhagun Boardwalk4 km187 species
- Kedron Brook Wetlands Reserve10 km212 species
- Nathan Road Wetlands Reserve12 km210 species
- Kumbartcho Sanctuary12 km187 species
All 214 species recorded here
- Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
- Australian White Ibis Threskiornis molucca
- Dusky Moorhen Gallinula tenebrosa
- Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
- Torresian Crow Corvus orru
- Noisy Miner Manorina melanocephala
- Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
- Rainbow Lorikeet Trichoglossus moluccanus
- Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
- Australasian Grebe Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
- Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Magpie-lark Grallina cyanoleuca
- Plumed Egret Ardea plumifera
- Hardhead Aythya australis
- Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
- Comb-crested Jacana Irediparra gallinacea
- Willie Wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys
- Australasian Darter Anhinga novaehollandiae
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
- Little Corella Cacatua sanguinea
- Grey Teal Anas gracilis
- Pied Butcherbird Cracticus nigrogularis
- Laughing Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae
- Crested Pigeon Ocyphaps lophotes
- Australasian Figbird Sphecotheres vieilloti
- Blue-faced Honeyeater Entomyzon cyanotis
- Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
- Wandering Whistling Duck Dendrocygna arcuata
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Grey Butcherbird Cracticus torquatus
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Superb Fairywren Malurus cyaneus
- Maned Duck Chenonetta jubata
- Brown Honeyeater Lichmera indistincta
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Scaly-breasted Lorikeet Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus
- Latham's Snipe Gallinago hardwickii
- Black-faced Cuckooshrike Coracina novaehollandiae
- Black Swan Cygnus atratus
- Olive-backed Oriole Oriolus sagittatus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Magpie Goose Anseranas semipalmata
- Chestnut Teal Anas castanea
- Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- Pied Currawong Strepera graculina
- Australian Pelican Pelecanus conspicillatus
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita
- Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis
- Tawny Grassbird Cincloramphus timoriensis
- Black-fronted Dotterel Thinornis melanops
- Tawny Frogmouth Podargus strigoides
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Golden-headed Cisticola Cisticola exilis
- Australian Tern Gelochelidon macrotarsa
- Cotton Pygmy Goose Nettapus coromandelianus
- Tree Martin Petrochelidon nigricans
- Australian Brushturkey Alectura lathami
- Pacific Koel Eudynamys orientalis
- Pale-headed Rosella Platycercus adscitus
- Straw-necked Ibis Threskiornis spinicollis
- Rainbow Bee-eater Merops ornatus
- Australian Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius
- Striated Pardalote Pardalotus striatus
- Bush Stone-curlew Burhinus grallarius
- Red-kneed Dotterel Erythrogonys cinctus
- Little Friarbird Philemon citreogularis
- Australian Reed Warbler Acrocephalus australis
- Galah Eolophus roseicapilla
- Spangled Drongo Dicrurus bracteatus
- Australasian Shoveler Spatula rhynchotis
- White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
- Noisy Friarbird Philemon corniculatus
- Pink-eared Duck Malacorhynchus membranaceus
- Grey Fantail Rhipidura albiscapa
- Fairy Martin Petrochelidon ariel
- Whistling Kite Haliastur sphenurus
- Rufous Whistler Pachycephala rufiventris
- Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
- Variegated Fairywren Malurus lamberti
- Channel-billed Cuckoo Scythrops novaehollandiae
- Oriental Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis
- White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus
- Pheasant Coucal Centropus phasianinus
- Grey Shrikethrush Colluricincla harmonica
- Nankeen Night Heron Nycticorax caledonicus
- Brown Goshawk Tachyspiza fasciata
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Plumed Whistling Duck Dendrocygna eytoni
- Sahul Brush Cuckoo Cacomantis variolosus
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Musk Duck Biziura lobata
- Spotless Crake Zapornia tabuensis
- Bar-shouldered Dove Geopelia humeralis
- Pale-vented Bush-hen Amaurornis moluccana
- Black-shouldered Kite Elanus axillaris
- Striped Honeyeater Plectorhyncha lanceolata
- Chestnut-breasted Mannikin Lonchura castaneothorax
- Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis
- Fan-tailed Cuckoo Cacomantis flabelliformis
- Forest Kingfisher Todiramphus macleayii
- Leaden Flycatcher Myiagra rubecula
- Red-backed Fairywren Malurus melanocephalus
- Baillon's Crake Zapornia pusilla
- White-necked Heron Ardea pacifica
- Australian Painted-snipe Rostratula australis
- Black-faced Monarch Monarcha melanopsis
- Pacific Baza Aviceda subcristata
- Long-billed Corella Cacatua tenuirostris
- Hoary-headed Grebe Poliocephalus poliocephalus
- Shining Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites lucidus
- Australian Golden Whistler Pachycephala pectoralis
- Australian Rufous Fantail Rhipidura rufifrons
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Freckled Duck Stictonetta naevosa
- Red-browed Finch Neochmia temporalis
- Scarlet Myzomela Myzomela sanguinolenta
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Mangrove Gerygone Gerygone levigaster
- Little Wattlebird Anthochaera chrysoptera
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- White-breasted Woodswallow Artamus leucorynchus
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- North Moluccan Cicadabird Edolisoma grayi
- Australian Hobby Falco longipennis
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- Horsfield's Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites basalis
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Red-necked Avocet Recurvirostra novaehollandiae
- Topknot Pigeon Lopholaimus antarcticus
- Mistletoebird Dicaeum hirundinaceum
- Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
- Brown Quail Synoicus ypsilophorus
- Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus
- Lewin's Honeyeater Meliphaga lewinii
- Satin Flycatcher Myiagra cyanoleuca
- Pacific Swift Apus pacificus
- Australian Boobook Ninox boobook
- Oriental Cuckoo Cuculus optatus
- Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater Caligavis chrysops
- Black-backed Bittern Botaurus dubius
- Blue-billed Duck Oxyura australis
- Little Lorikeet Parvipsitta pusilla
- Collared Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza cirrocephala
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Grey Goshawk Tachyspiza novaehollandiae
- Little Grassbird Poodytes gramineus
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Double-barred Finch Stizoptera bichenovii
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Square-tailed Kite Lophoictinia isura
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- Peaceful Dove Geopelia placida
- Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo Zanda funerea
- Spectacled Monarch Symposiachrus trivirgatus
- Lewin's Rail Lewinia pectoralis
- Torresian Kingfisher Todiramphus sordidus
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- White-browed Scrubwren Sericornis frontalis
- Cockatiel Nymphicus hollandicus
- Eastern Whipbird Psophodes olivaceus
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Brown Falcon Falco berigora
- Black Falcon Falco subniger
- White-throated Honeyeater Melithreptus albogularis
- Painted Buttonquail Turnix varius
- Azure Kingfisher Ceyx azureus
- Little Eagle Hieraaetus morphnoides
- Nankeen Kestrel Falco cenchroides
- Brown Songlark Cincloramphus cruralis
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- White-winged Triller Lalage tricolor
- White-throated Gerygone Gerygone olivacea
- Little Shrikethrush Colluricincla megarhyncha
- Rufous Songlark Cincloramphus mathewsi
- Yellow-billed Spoonbill Platalea flavipes
- Australian Pipit Anthus australis
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Spotted Harrier Circus assimilis
- Brown Thornbill Acanthiza pusilla
- Musk Lorikeet Glossopsitta concinna
- Budgerigar Melopsittacus undulatus
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Wedge-tailed Eagle Aquila audax
- Eastern Spinebill Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris
- Restless Flycatcher Myiagra inquieta
- Little Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites minutillus
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus
- Black Bittern Botaurus flavicollis
- Barred Cuckooshrike Coracina lineata
- Powerful Owl Ninox strenua
- Brolga Antigone rubicunda
- Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria
- Spotted Pardalote Pardalotus punctatus
- Mangrove Honeyeater Gavicalis fasciogularis
- Grey-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes
- Radjah Shelduck Radjah radjah
- Red-capped Plover Anarhynchus ruficapillus
- Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Dowse Lagoon?
March–January. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 127 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Dowse Lagoon?
214 species, from 117,127 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Dowse Lagoon in November?
The most recorded in November: Australian White Ibis, Australasian Swamphen, Dusky Moorhen, Torresian Crow and Pacific Black Duck.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.