Australia · Northern Territory
Muirhead bushland
179 species and 45,935 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: June–October and December, with up to 104 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Crimson FinchNeochmia phaeton
Peaceful DoveGeopelia placida
Chestnut-breasted MannikinLonchura castaneothorax
Bar-breasted HoneyeaterRamsayornis fasciatus
Double-barred FinchStizoptera bichenovii
White-throated HoneyeaterMelithreptus albogularis
Brown HoneyeaterLichmera indistincta
Red-winged ParrotAprosmictus erythropterus
Bar-shouldered DoveGeopelia humeralis
Green OrioleOriolus flavocinctus
Rufous-banded HoneyeaterConopophila albogularis
Masked LapwingVanellus miles
Lemon-bellied FlyrobinMicroeca flavigaster
Red-collared LorikeetTrichoglossus rubritorquis81 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 179 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Buffalo Creek2 km210 species
- Leanyer Ponds2 km233 species
- Holmes Jungle Nature Reserve7 km218 species
- East Point Mangrove Boardwalk10 km172 species
- East Point10 km209 species
- George Brown Darwin Botanic Gardens13 km174 species
All 179 species recorded here
- Peaceful Dove Geopelia placida
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita
- White-throated Honeyeater Melithreptus albogularis
- Bar-shouldered Dove Geopelia humeralis
- Double-barred Finch Stizoptera bichenovii
- Lemon-bellied Flyrobin Microeca flavigaster
- Brown Honeyeater Lichmera indistincta
- Crimson Finch Neochmia phaeton
- Rainbow Bee-eater Merops ornatus
- Red-winged Parrot Aprosmictus erythropterus
- Chestnut-breasted Mannikin Lonchura castaneothorax
- Red-collared Lorikeet Trichoglossus rubritorquis
- Magpie-lark Grallina cyanoleuca
- White-breasted Woodswallow Artamus leucorynchus
- Rufous-banded Honeyeater Conopophila albogularis
- White-gaped Honeyeater Stomiopera unicolor
- Bar-breasted Honeyeater Ramsayornis fasciatus
- Forest Kingfisher Todiramphus macleayii
- Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
- White-bellied Cuckooshrike Coracina papuensis
- Green Oriole Oriolus flavocinctus
- Paperbark Flycatcher Myiagra nana
- Little Friarbird Philemon citreogularis
- Varied Triller Lalage leucomela
- Masked Finch Poephila personata
- Australasian Figbird Sphecotheres vieilloti
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Spangled Drongo Dicrurus bracteatus
- Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
- Golden-headed Cisticola Cisticola exilis
- Striated Pardalote Pardalotus striatus
- Red-tailed Black Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus banksii
- Blue-winged Kookaburra Dacelo leachii
- Tree Martin Petrochelidon nigricans
- Whistling Kite Haliastur sphenurus
- Torresian Imperial Pigeon Ducula spilorrhoa
- Northern Fantail Rhipidura rufiventris
- White-winged Triller Lalage tricolor
- Torresian Crow Corvus orru
- Red-backed Fairywren Malurus melanocephalus
- Pheasant Coucal Centropus phasianinus
- Galah Eolophus roseicapilla
- Long-tailed Finch Poephila acuticauda
- Oriental Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis
- Brown Goshawk Tachyspiza fasciata
- Australasian Darter Anhinga novaehollandiae
- Bush Stone-curlew Burhinus grallarius
- Gouldian Finch Chloebia gouldiae
- Leaden Flycatcher Myiagra rubecula
- Straw-necked Ibis Threskiornis spinicollis
- Dusky Myzomela Myzomela obscura
- Sahul Brush Cuckoo Cacomantis variolosus
- Black-faced Cuckooshrike Coracina novaehollandiae
- Little Corella Cacatua sanguinea
- Blue-faced Honeyeater Entomyzon cyanotis
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Red-headed Myzomela Myzomela erythrocephala
- Varied Lorikeet Psitteuteles versicolor
- Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
- Helmeted Friarbird Philemon buceroides
- Mistletoebird Dicaeum hirundinaceum
- Orange-footed Scrubfowl Megapodius reinwardt
- Australian White Ibis Threskiornis molucca
- Weebill Smicrornis brevirostris
- Great Bowerbird Chlamydera nuchalis
- Olive-backed Oriole Oriolus sagittatus
- Plumed Egret Ardea plumifera
- Little Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites minutillus
- Rufous Whistler Pachycephala rufiventris
- Radjah Shelduck Radjah radjah
- Willie Wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys
- Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
- Star Finch Emblema ruficauda
- Black-breasted Buzzard Hamirostra melanosternon
- Grey-crowned Babbler Pomatostomus temporalis
- Green Pygmy Goose Nettapus pulchellus
- Azure Kingfisher Ceyx azureus
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- White-necked Heron Ardea pacifica
- Banded Honeyeater Cissomela pectoralis
- Tawny Frogmouth Podargus strigoides
- Pacific Koel Eudynamys orientalis
- Australian Hobby Falco longipennis
- Yellow-rumped Mannikin Lonchura flaviprymna
- Black Butcherbird Melloria quoyi
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Black Bittern Botaurus flavicollis
- Brown Quail Synoicus ypsilophorus
- Northern Rosella Platycercus venustus
- Broad-billed Flycatcher Myiagra ruficollis
- Pacific Baza Aviceda subcristata
- Horsfield's Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites basalis
- Pied Heron Egretta picata
- Rose-crowned Fruit Dove Ptilinopus regina
- Collared Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza cirrocephala
- Diamond Dove Geopelia cuneata
- Little Woodswallow Artamus minor
- Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
- Fairy Martin Petrochelidon ariel
- Magpie Goose Anseranas semipalmata
- Pacific Swift Apus pacificus
- Large-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus macrurus
- Silver-crowned Friarbird Philemon argenticeps
- Tawny Grassbird Cincloramphus timoriensis
- Australian Owlet-nightjar Aegotheles cristatus
- Grey Whistler Pachycephala simplex
- Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus
- Grey Butcherbird Cracticus torquatus
- Little Shrikethrush Colluricincla megarhyncha
- Shining Flycatcher Myiagra alecto
- Arafura Fantail Rhipidura dryas
- Nankeen Night Heron Nycticorax caledonicus
- Australasian Grebe Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
- Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- Barking Owl Ninox connivens
- Grey Goshawk Tachyspiza novaehollandiae
- Channel-billed Cuckoo Scythrops novaehollandiae
- Rainbow Pitta Pitta iris
- Yellow-tinted Honeyeater Ptilotula flavescens
- Rufous-throated Honeyeater Conopophila rufogularis
- Australian Pipit Anthus australis
- Green-backed Gerygone Gerygone chloronota
- Grey Fantail Rhipidura albiscapa
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Brown Falcon Falco berigora
- Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
- Pacific Emerald Dove Chalcophaps longirostris
- Wandering Whistling Duck Dendrocygna arcuata
- White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Rufous Songlark Cincloramphus mathewsi
- Sunda Zebra Finch Taeniopygia guttata
- Canary White-eye Zosterops luteus
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Australian Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius
- Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
- Nankeen Kestrel Falco cenchroides
- Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra
- Mangrove Gerygone Gerygone levigaster
- Singing Bush Lark Mirafra javanica
- Rufous Owl Ninox rufa
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
- Torresian Kingfisher Todiramphus sordidus
- Wedge-tailed Eagle Aquila audax
- Brolga Antigone rubicunda
- Black-eared Cuckoo Chalcites osculans
- Grey Teal Anas gracilis
- North Moluccan Cicadabird Edolisoma grayi
- Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel
- Pallid Cuckoo Heteroscenes pallidus
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis
- Plumed Whistling Duck Dendrocygna eytoni
- Chestnut Rail Gallirallus castaneoventris
- Yellow-throated Miner Manorina flavigula
- Australian Pelican Pelecanus conspicillatus
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Pictorella Mannikin Heteromunia pectoralis
- Australian Tern Gelochelidon macrotarsa
- Eastern Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
- Red-backed Buttonquail Turnix maculosus
- Eastern Barn Owl Tyto javanica
- House Swift Apus nipalensis
- Pied Butcherbird Cracticus nigrogularis
- Red-backed Kingfisher Todiramphus pyrrhopygius
- Great-billed Heron Ardea sumatrana
- Black-shouldered Kite Elanus axillaris
- Large-billed Gerygone Gerygone magnirostris
- Mangrove Robin Melanodryas pulverulenta
- Grey-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes
- Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
- Black Falcon Falco subniger
- Beach Stone-curlew Esacus magnirostris
- Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Oriental Cuckoo Cuculus optatus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Muirhead bushland?
June–October and December. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 104 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Muirhead bushland?
179 species, from 45,935 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Muirhead bushland in November?
The most recorded in November: Crimson Finch, Peaceful Dove, Chestnut-breasted Mannikin, Bar-breasted Honeyeater and Double-barred Finch.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.