Bird AlbumAustralia · Queensland
Kakadu Beach
169 species and 38,596 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: August–November, with up to 89 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Pied OystercatcherHaematopus longirostris
Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
Masked LapwingVanellus miles
Red-capped PloverAnarhynchus ruficapillus
Pied StiltHimantopus leucocephalus
Beach Stone-curlewEsacus magnirostris
Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
Rainbow LorikeetTrichoglossus moluccanus
Little WattlebirdAnthochaera chrysoptera
Crested PigeonOcyphaps lophotes
Noisy FriarbirdPhilemon corniculatus
Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicen
Willie WagtailRhipidura leucophrysSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Toorbul High Tide Roost2 km192 species
- Buckleys Hole Conservation Park – Buckleys Hole6 km224 species
- Nathan Road Wetlands Reserve19 km210 species
- Sheep Station Creek Conservation Park25 km172 species
- Tinchi Tamba Wetlands Reserve30 km249 species
- Dowse Lagoon31 km214 species
All 169 species recorded here
- Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- Pied Oystercatcher Haematopus longirostris
- Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
- Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
- Red-capped Plover Anarhynchus ruficapillus
- Beach Stone-curlew Esacus magnirostris
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Little Wattlebird Anthochaera chrysoptera
- Crested Pigeon Ocyphaps lophotes
- Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
- Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii
- Rainbow Lorikeet Trichoglossus moluccanus
- Noisy Friarbird Philemon corniculatus
- Australian Tern Gelochelidon macrotarsa
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
- Willie Wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys
- Australian White Ibis Threskiornis molucca
- Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis
- Australian Pelican Pelecanus conspicillatus
- Brown Honeyeater Lichmera indistincta
- Blue-faced Honeyeater Entomyzon cyanotis
- Torresian Crow Corvus orru
- Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis
- Pied Butcherbird Cracticus nigrogularis
- Noisy Miner Manorina melanocephala
- Magpie-lark Grallina cyanoleuca
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Australian Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
- Chestnut Teal Anas castanea
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
- White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Whistling Kite Haliastur sphenurus
- Double-banded Plover Anarhynchus bicinctus
- Little Corella Cacatua sanguinea
- Grey Butcherbird Cracticus torquatus
- Black-faced Cuckooshrike Coracina novaehollandiae
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
- Rainbow Bee-eater Merops ornatus
- Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- White-cheeked Honeyeater Phylidonyris niger
- Australasian Figbird Sphecotheres vieilloti
- Galah Eolophus roseicapilla
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Grey Teal Anas gracilis
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Sooty Oystercatcher Haematopus fuliginosus
- Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
- Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
- White-breasted Woodswallow Artamus leucorynchus
- Plumed Egret Ardea plumifera
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Striated Pardalote Pardalotus striatus
- Scaly-breasted Lorikeet Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Maned Duck Chenonetta jubata
- Black Swan Cygnus atratus
- Grey-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes
- Mistletoebird Dicaeum hirundinaceum
- Brown Quail Synoicus ypsilophorus
- Mangrove Honeyeater Gavicalis fasciogularis
- Little Friarbird Philemon citreogularis
- Pale-headed Rosella Platycercus adscitus
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Tree Martin Petrochelidon nigricans
- Pacific Koel Eudynamys orientalis
- Australasian Darter Anhinga novaehollandiae
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Bar-shouldered Dove Geopelia humeralis
- Mangrove Gerygone Gerygone levigaster
- Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
- Oriental Plover Anarhynchus veredus
- Oriental Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis
- Striped Honeyeater Plectorhyncha lanceolata
- Australian Pipit Anthus australis
- Spangled Drongo Dicrurus bracteatus
- Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis
- Lewin's Honeyeater Meliphaga lewinii
- Olive-backed Oriole Oriolus sagittatus
- Laughing Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae
- Peaceful Dove Geopelia placida
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Rufous Whistler Pachycephala rufiventris
- Torresian Kingfisher Todiramphus sordidus
- Tawny Frogmouth Podargus strigoides
- Fairy Martin Petrochelidon ariel
- Australasian Gannet Morus serrator
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita
- Scarlet Myzomela Myzomela sanguinolenta
- Musk Lorikeet Glossopsitta concinna
- White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus
- Grey Fantail Rhipidura albiscapa
- Grey Shrikethrush Colluricincla harmonica
- Brown Goshawk Tachyspiza fasciata
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Straw-necked Ibis Threskiornis spinicollis
- Australian Brushturkey Alectura lathami
- Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra
- Plumed Whistling Duck Dendrocygna eytoni
- Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
- Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
- Australasian Grebe Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
- Double-barred Finch Stizoptera bichenovii
- Tawny Grassbird Cincloramphus timoriensis
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Dusky Moorhen Gallinula tenebrosa
- Channel-billed Cuckoo Scythrops novaehollandiae
- Pied Currawong Strepera graculina
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Cockatiel Nymphicus hollandicus
- Hardhead Aythya australis
- Leaden Flycatcher Myiagra rubecula
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Forest Kingfisher Todiramphus macleayii
- Collared Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza cirrocephala
- Little Lorikeet Parvipsitta pusilla
- Pheasant Coucal Centropus phasianinus
- Latham's Snipe Gallinago hardwickii
- Australian Rufous Fantail Rhipidura rufifrons
- Variegated Fairywren Malurus lamberti
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Spotless Crake Zapornia tabuensis
- Australian Boobook Ninox boobook
- Pacific Baza Aviceda subcristata
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater Caligavis chrysops
- Black-fronted Dotterel Thinornis melanops
- Black Bittern Botaurus flavicollis
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Eastern Whipbird Psophodes olivaceus
- Fan-tailed Cuckoo Cacomantis flabelliformis
- Nankeen Night Heron Nycticorax caledonicus
- Nankeen Kestrel Falco cenchroides
- Eastern Yellow Robin Eopsaltria australis
- White-throated Gerygone Gerygone olivacea
- Golden-headed Cisticola Cisticola exilis
- Brown Thornbill Acanthiza pusilla
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Varied Triller Lalage leucomela
- Lewin's Rail Lewinia pectoralis
- Australian Hobby Falco longipennis
- Brown Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia phasianella
- White-throated Honeyeater Melithreptus albogularis
- Pacific Swift Apus pacificus
- Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo Zanda funerea
- Australian Golden Whistler Pachycephala pectoralis
- Red-browed Finch Neochmia temporalis
- Magpie Goose Anseranas semipalmata
- Bush Stone-curlew Burhinus grallarius
- Australian Reed Warbler Acrocephalus australis
- Brown Falcon Falco berigora
- Square-tailed Kite Lophoictinia isura
- Superb Fairywren Malurus cyaneus
- White-necked Heron Ardea pacifica
- Asian Dowitcher Limnodromus semipalmatus
- Azure Kingfisher Ceyx azureus
- Australasian Shoveler Spatula rhynchotis
- Shining Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites lucidus
- Chestnut-breasted Mannikin Lonchura castaneothorax
- Long-billed Corella Cacatua tenuirostris
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Kakadu Beach?
August–November. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 89 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Kakadu Beach?
169 species, from 38,596 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Kakadu Beach in November?
The most recorded in November: Pied Oystercatcher, Silver Gull, Bar-tailed Godwit, Masked Lapwing and Red-capped Plover.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.