Australia · Victoria
Jacana Wetland
153 species and 30,306 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: September–January and April–May, with up to 98 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Superb FairywrenMalurus cyaneus
New Holland HoneyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiae
Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicen
Magpie-larkGrallina cyanoleuca
Little RavenCorvus mellori
Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
Red WattlebirdAnthochaera carunculata
Eurasian CootFulica atra
Pacific Black DuckAnas superciliosa
Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
Australian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus australis
Dusky MoorhenGallinula tenebrosa
Australasian SwamphenPorphyrio melanotus
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Woodlands Historic Park8 km181 species
- Royal Park – Trin Warren Tam-boore11 km164 species
- Royal Park12 km177 species
- Newells Paddock Wetland Reserve12 km135 species
- La Trobe University Bundoora – Darebin Creek Sports Fields12 km138 species
- La Trobe University Bundoora Campus13 km131 species
All 153 species recorded here
- Superb Fairywren Malurus cyaneus
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
- Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
- Magpie-lark Grallina cyanoleuca
- Little Raven Corvus mellori
- Dusky Moorhen Gallinula tenebrosa
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- New Holland Honeyeater Phylidonyris novaehollandiae
- Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
- Red Wattlebird Anthochaera carunculata
- Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
- Chestnut Teal Anas castanea
- White-plumed Honeyeater Ptilotula penicillata
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Willie Wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Rainbow Lorikeet Trichoglossus moluccanus
- Red-browed Finch Neochmia temporalis
- White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Yellow-rumped Thornbill Acanthiza chrysorrhoa
- Grey Fantail Rhipidura albiscapa
- Little Grassbird Poodytes gramineus
- Crested Pigeon Ocyphaps lophotes
- White-browed Scrubwren Sericornis frontalis
- Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
- Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
- Australasian Grebe Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
- Australian Reed Warbler Acrocephalus australis
- Grey Teal Anas gracilis
- Australian White Ibis Threskiornis molucca
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Yellow Thornbill Acanthiza nana
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Golden-headed Cisticola Cisticola exilis
- Galah Eolophus roseicapilla
- Spotted Pardalote Pardalotus punctatus
- Hardhead Aythya australis
- Hoary-headed Grebe Poliocephalus poliocephalus
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Little Wattlebird Anthochaera chrysoptera
- Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita
- Noisy Miner Manorina melanocephala
- Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
- Grey Butcherbird Cracticus torquatus
- Nankeen Kestrel Falco cenchroides
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- Black-faced Cuckooshrike Coracina novaehollandiae
- Brown Thornbill Acanthiza pusilla
- Weebill Smicrornis brevirostris
- Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
- Maned Duck Chenonetta jubata
- Musk Lorikeet Glossopsitta concinna
- Tawny Frogmouth Podargus strigoides
- Brown Goshawk Tachyspiza fasciata
- Black-fronted Dotterel Thinornis melanops
- Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- Black-shouldered Kite Elanus axillaris
- Horsfield's Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites basalis
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Striated Pardalote Pardalotus striatus
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Pied Currawong Strepera graculina
- Spotless Crake Zapornia tabuensis
- Straw-necked Ibis Threskiornis spinicollis
- Black Swan Cygnus atratus
- Tree Martin Petrochelidon nigricans
- Red-rumped Parrot Psephotus haematonotus
- Nankeen Night Heron Nycticorax caledonicus
- Dusky Woodswallow Artamus cyanopterus
- Australian Golden Whistler Pachycephala pectoralis
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Collared Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza cirrocephala
- Flame Robin Petroica phoenicea
- Rufous Whistler Pachycephala rufiventris
- Latham's Snipe Gallinago hardwickii
- Long-billed Corella Cacatua tenuirostris
- Fairy Martin Petrochelidon ariel
- Australian Hobby Falco longipennis
- Little Corella Cacatua sanguinea
- Australian Pipit Anthus australis
- White-winged Triller Lalage tricolor
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Eastern Rosella Platycercus eximius
- Brown Falcon Falco berigora
- Red-kneed Dotterel Erythrogonys cinctus
- White-necked Heron Ardea pacifica
- Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
- Australasian Shoveler Spatula rhynchotis
- Mistletoebird Dicaeum hirundinaceum
- Little Lorikeet Parvipsitta pusilla
- Fan-tailed Cuckoo Cacomantis flabelliformis
- Australian Pelican Pelecanus conspicillatus
- Grey Currawong Strepera versicolor
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Australian Crake Porzana fluminea
- Eastern Spinebill Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris
- Baillon's Crake Zapornia pusilla
- Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
- Pallid Cuckoo Heteroscenes pallidus
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater Caligavis chrysops
- Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
- Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo Zanda funerea
- Grey Shrikethrush Colluricincla harmonica
- Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis
- Australasian Darter Anhinga novaehollandiae
- Australian Boobook Ninox boobook
- Yellow-billed Spoonbill Platalea flavipes
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Little Eagle Hieraaetus morphnoides
- Brown Quail Synoicus ypsilophorus
- Eastern Barn Owl Tyto javanica
- Purple-crowned Lorikeet Parvipsitta porphyrocephala
- Laughing Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae
- Blue-billed Duck Oxyura australis
- Whistling Kite Haliastur sphenurus
- Rufous Songlark Cincloramphus mathewsi
- Black-tailed Nativehen Tribonyx ventralis
- Crimson Rosella Platycercus elegans
- Pink-eared Duck Malacorhynchus membranaceus
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater Acanthagenys rufogularis
- White-naped Honeyeater Melithreptus lunatus
- Red-capped Robin Petroica goodenovii
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Cockatiel Nymphicus hollandicus
- Black Falcon Falco subniger
- Freckled Duck Stictonetta naevosa
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Azure Kingfisher Ceyx azureus
- Grey Goshawk Tachyspiza novaehollandiae
- Blue-winged Parrot Neophema chrysostoma
- Common Bronzewing Phaps chalcoptera
- Shining Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites lucidus
- Australian Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius
- Pacific Swift Apus pacificus
- Musk Duck Biziura lobata
- Spotted Harrier Circus assimilis
- White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus
- Australasian Bittern Botaurus poiciloptilus
- Scaly-breasted Lorikeet Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus
- Sunda Zebra Finch Taeniopygia guttata
- Scarlet Robin Petroica boodang
- Olive-backed Oriole Oriolus sagittatus
- Rose Robin Petroica rosea
- Plumed Egret Ardea plumifera
- White-throated Gerygone Gerygone olivacea
- Scarlet Myzomela Myzomela sanguinolenta
- White-browed Woodswallow Artamus superciliosus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Jacana Wetland?
September–January and April–May. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 98 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Jacana Wetland?
153 species, from 30,306 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Jacana Wetland in November?
The most recorded in November: Superb Fairywren, New Holland Honeyeater, Australian Magpie, Magpie-lark and Little Raven.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.