Australia · Queensland
Ovens Head and adjacent mangroves
129 species and 27,216 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: March–January, with up to 67 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Torresian CrowCorvus orru
Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
Noisy MinerManorina melanocephala
Rainbow LorikeetTrichoglossus moluccanus
Australian White IbisThreskiornis molucca
Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicen
Pied ButcherbirdCracticus nigrogularis
Magpie-larkGrallina cyanoleuca
Australasian FigbirdSphecotheres vieilloti
Pied CurrawongStrepera graculina
Tree MartinPetrochelidon nigricans
Australian BrushturkeyAlectura lathami
Grey ButcherbirdCracticus torquatus
Brown HoneyeaterLichmera indistincta62 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 129 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Fairfield area1 km110 species
- Toohey Mountain4 km72 species
- Oxley Creek Common5 km233 species
- Sherwood Arboretum6 km176 species
- Whites Hill Reserve6 km166 species
- Banks Street Reserve8 km159 species
All 129 species recorded here
- Noisy Miner Manorina melanocephala
- Torresian Crow Corvus orru
- Rainbow Lorikeet Trichoglossus moluccanus
- Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
- Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
- Pied Butcherbird Cracticus nigrogularis
- Australian White Ibis Threskiornis molucca
- Grey Butcherbird Cracticus torquatus
- Magpie-lark Grallina cyanoleuca
- Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
- Australasian Figbird Sphecotheres vieilloti
- Scaly-breasted Lorikeet Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus
- Pied Currawong Strepera graculina
- Striated Pardalote Pardalotus striatus
- Australian Brushturkey Alectura lathami
- Australasian Darter Anhinga novaehollandiae
- Tree Martin Petrochelidon nigricans
- Laughing Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita
- Mangrove Gerygone Gerygone levigaster
- Little Corella Cacatua sanguinea
- Tawny Frogmouth Podargus strigoides
- Willie Wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys
- Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Brown Honeyeater Lichmera indistincta
- Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Australian Pelican Pelecanus conspicillatus
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- White-browed Scrubwren Sericornis frontalis
- Black-faced Cuckooshrike Coracina novaehollandiae
- Rainbow Bee-eater Merops ornatus
- Crested Pigeon Ocyphaps lophotes
- Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Grey Fantail Rhipidura albiscapa
- Fairy Martin Petrochelidon ariel
- Channel-billed Cuckoo Scythrops novaehollandiae
- Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii
- Brown Goshawk Tachyspiza fasciata
- Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
- Pacific Koel Eudynamys orientalis
- Pale-vented Bush-hen Amaurornis moluccana
- Bush Stone-curlew Burhinus grallarius
- Olive-backed Oriole Oriolus sagittatus
- Australian Tern Gelochelidon macrotarsa
- Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- Blue-faced Honeyeater Entomyzon cyanotis
- Pale-headed Rosella Platycercus adscitus
- Spangled Drongo Dicrurus bracteatus
- Maned Duck Chenonetta jubata
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Eastern Whipbird Psophodes olivaceus
- Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
- Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis
- Galah Eolophus roseicapilla
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
- Australian Boobook Ninox boobook
- Mistletoebird Dicaeum hirundinaceum
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Straw-necked Ibis Threskiornis spinicollis
- Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
- Dusky Moorhen Gallinula tenebrosa
- Topknot Pigeon Lopholaimus antarcticus
- Pacific Baza Aviceda subcristata
- Australian Golden Whistler Pachycephala pectoralis
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
- Australian King Parrot Alisterus scapularis
- Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
- Little Lorikeet Parvipsitta pusilla
- Pheasant Coucal Centropus phasianinus
- White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus
- Whistling Kite Haliastur sphenurus
- Noisy Friarbird Philemon corniculatus
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Plumed Egret Ardea plumifera
- Leaden Flycatcher Myiagra rubecula
- Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
- Grey Shrikethrush Colluricincla harmonica
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Collared Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza cirrocephala
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Red-backed Fairywren Malurus melanocephalus
- Long-billed Corella Cacatua tenuirostris
- Black-faced Monarch Monarcha melanopsis
- White-breasted Woodswallow Artamus leucorynchus
- Australian Rufous Fantail Rhipidura rufifrons
- North Moluccan Cicadabird Edolisoma grayi
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Scarlet Myzomela Myzomela sanguinolenta
- Little Friarbird Philemon citreogularis
- Rufous Whistler Pachycephala rufiventris
- Nankeen Night Heron Nycticorax caledonicus
- Brown Quail Synoicus ypsilophorus
- Superb Fairywren Malurus cyaneus
- Oriental Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis
- Spectacled Monarch Symposiachrus trivirgatus
- Australian Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius
- Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria
- Australian Hobby Falco longipennis
- White-headed Pigeon Columba leucomela
- Bar-shouldered Dove Geopelia humeralis
- Yellow-billed Spoonbill Platalea flavipes
- Azure Kingfisher Ceyx azureus
- Black Swan Cygnus atratus
- Black-shouldered Kite Elanus axillaris
- Rose Robin Petroica rosea
- Spotless Crake Zapornia tabuensis
- Painted Buttonquail Turnix varius
- White-bellied Cuckooshrike Coracina papuensis
- Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo Zanda funerea
- Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Brown Falcon Falco berigora
- Eastern Barn Owl Tyto javanica
- Square-tailed Kite Lophoictinia isura
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Shining Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites lucidus
- White-throated Gerygone Gerygone olivacea
- Oriental Cuckoo Cuculus optatus
- Lewin's Honeyeater Meliphaga lewinii
- Forest Kingfisher Todiramphus macleayii
- White-necked Heron Ardea pacifica
- Fan-tailed Cuckoo Cacomantis flabelliformis
- Pacific Swift Apus pacificus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Ovens Head and adjacent mangroves?
March–January. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 67 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Ovens Head and adjacent mangroves?
129 species, from 27,216 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Ovens Head and adjacent mangroves in November?
The most recorded in November: Torresian Crow, Welcome Swallow, Noisy Miner, Rainbow Lorikeet and Australian White Ibis.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.