Australia · Queensland
Parklakes Wetlands
192 species and 31,725 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: October–January, with up to 125 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Dusky MoorhenGallinula tenebrosa
Pacific Black DuckAnas superciliosa
Australasian SwamphenPorphyrio melanotus
Brown HoneyeaterLichmera indistincta
Willie WagtailRhipidura leucophrys
Magpie-larkGrallina cyanoleuca
Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
Eurasian CootFulica atra
Little WattlebirdAnthochaera chrysoptera
Noisy FriarbirdPhilemon corniculatus
Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
Crested PigeonOcyphaps lophotes
Little Black CormorantPhalacrocorax sulcirostris
Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicenSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Finland Road, Paradise Waters4 km219 species
- Jabiru Park/Fearnley hide24 km202 species
- Mary Cairncross Reserve24 km153 species
- Toorbul High Tide Roost50 km192 species
- Kakadu Beach51 km169 species
- Buckleys Hole Conservation Park – Buckleys Hole56 km224 species
All 192 species recorded here
- Dusky Moorhen Gallinula tenebrosa
- Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
- Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
- Magpie-lark Grallina cyanoleuca
- Brown Honeyeater Lichmera indistincta
- Willie Wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys
- Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
- Little Wattlebird Anthochaera chrysoptera
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
- Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
- Lewin's Honeyeater Meliphaga lewinii
- Rainbow Lorikeet Trichoglossus moluccanus
- Noisy Friarbird Philemon corniculatus
- Blue-faced Honeyeater Entomyzon cyanotis
- Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
- Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
- Crested Pigeon Ocyphaps lophotes
- Torresian Crow Corvus orru
- Australasian Darter Anhinga novaehollandiae
- Bar-shouldered Dove Geopelia humeralis
- Laughing Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae
- Double-barred Finch Stizoptera bichenovii
- Comb-crested Jacana Irediparra gallinacea
- Rufous Whistler Pachycephala rufiventris
- Eastern Whipbird Psophodes olivaceus
- Pied Butcherbird Cracticus nigrogularis
- Black-fronted Dotterel Thinornis melanops
- Australasian Figbird Sphecotheres vieilloti
- Striated Pardalote Pardalotus striatus
- Australian Golden Whistler Pachycephala pectoralis
- Hardhead Aythya australis
- Black Swan Cygnus atratus
- Australian White Ibis Threskiornis molucca
- Noisy Miner Manorina melanocephala
- Olive-backed Oriole Oriolus sagittatus
- Australian Brushturkey Alectura lathami
- Australasian Grebe Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
- Plumed Whistling Duck Dendrocygna eytoni
- White-throated Honeyeater Melithreptus albogularis
- Pied Currawong Strepera graculina
- Little Corella Cacatua sanguinea
- Maned Duck Chenonetta jubata
- Little Shrikethrush Colluricincla megarhyncha
- Black-faced Cuckooshrike Coracina novaehollandiae
- Wandering Whistling Duck Dendrocygna arcuata
- Grey Fantail Rhipidura albiscapa
- Spangled Drongo Dicrurus bracteatus
- Little Friarbird Philemon citreogularis
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- White-cheeked Honeyeater Phylidonyris niger
- Galah Eolophus roseicapilla
- Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
- Plumed Egret Ardea plumifera
- Azure Kingfisher Ceyx azureus
- Grey Shrikethrush Colluricincla harmonica
- Eastern Yellow Robin Eopsaltria australis
- White-breasted Woodswallow Artamus leucorynchus
- Latham's Snipe Gallinago hardwickii
- Scarlet Myzomela Myzomela sanguinolenta
- Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
- Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
- Forest Kingfisher Todiramphus macleayii
- Australian Reed Warbler Acrocephalus australis
- Leaden Flycatcher Myiagra rubecula
- White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
- Grey Butcherbird Cracticus torquatus
- Pacific Koel Eudynamys orientalis
- Fairy Martin Petrochelidon ariel
- Rainbow Bee-eater Merops ornatus
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Varied Triller Lalage leucomela
- Mistletoebird Dicaeum hirundinaceum
- Restless Flycatcher Myiagra inquieta
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Pale-headed Rosella Platycercus adscitus
- White-throated Gerygone Gerygone olivacea
- Red-backed Fairywren Malurus melanocephalus
- Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo Zanda funerea
- Grey Teal Anas gracilis
- Chestnut-breasted Mannikin Lonchura castaneothorax
- Spotless Crake Zapornia tabuensis
- Baillon's Crake Zapornia pusilla
- Dusky Myzomela Myzomela obscura
- Red-browed Finch Neochmia temporalis
- North Moluccan Cicadabird Edolisoma grayi
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita
- Little Grassbird Poodytes gramineus
- Black-backed Bittern Botaurus dubius
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Magpie Goose Anseranas semipalmata
- Australian Rufous Fantail Rhipidura rufifrons
- Pheasant Coucal Centropus phasianinus
- Scaly-breasted Lorikeet Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus
- Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis
- Tree Martin Petrochelidon nigricans
- White-browed Scrubwren Sericornis frontalis
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Whistling Kite Haliastur sphenurus
- Tawny Grassbird Cincloramphus timoriensis
- Brown Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia phasianella
- Channel-billed Cuckoo Scythrops novaehollandiae
- Chestnut Teal Anas castanea
- Straw-necked Ibis Threskiornis spinicollis
- White-necked Heron Ardea pacifica
- Fan-tailed Cuckoo Cacomantis flabelliformis
- Shining Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites lucidus
- Striped Honeyeater Plectorhyncha lanceolata
- Australian Pelican Pelecanus conspicillatus
- Spectacled Monarch Symposiachrus trivirgatus
- White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus
- Australian Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius
- Nankeen Night Heron Nycticorax caledonicus
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Australian Pipit Anthus australis
- Peaceful Dove Geopelia placida
- Cotton Pygmy Goose Nettapus coromandelianus
- Australian Owlet-nightjar Aegotheles cristatus
- Fairy Gerygone Gerygone palpebrosa
- Topknot Pigeon Lopholaimus antarcticus
- Black-faced Monarch Monarcha melanopsis
- Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
- White-throated Treecreeper Cormobates leucophaea
- Australian King Parrot Alisterus scapularis
- White-bellied Cuckooshrike Coracina papuensis
- Australasian Shoveler Spatula rhynchotis
- Brown Goshawk Tachyspiza fasciata
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Australian Painted-snipe Rostratula australis
- Brown Thornbill Acanthiza pusilla
- Little Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites minutillus
- Grey Goshawk Tachyspiza novaehollandiae
- Black-shouldered Kite Elanus axillaris
- Sahul Brush Cuckoo Cacomantis variolosus
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- Oriental Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater Caligavis chrysops
- Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Pacific Baza Aviceda subcristata
- Collared Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza cirrocephala
- Tawny Frogmouth Podargus strigoides
- Australian Hobby Falco longipennis
- Golden-headed Cisticola Cisticola exilis
- White-winged Triller Lalage tricolor
- Spotted Pardalote Pardalotus punctatus
- Pink-eared Duck Malacorhynchus membranaceus
- Mangrove Gerygone Gerygone levigaster
- Pacific Emerald Dove Chalcophaps longirostris
- Nankeen Kestrel Falco cenchroides
- Brown Gerygone Gerygone mouki
- Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- Spotted Harrier Circus assimilis
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- White-naped Honeyeater Melithreptus lunatus
- Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus
- Rose Robin Petroica rosea
- Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
- Lewin's Rail Lewinia pectoralis
- Square-tailed Kite Lophoictinia isura
- Common Bronzewing Phaps chalcoptera
- Brown Falcon Falco berigora
- Brown Quail Synoicus ypsilophorus
- Large-billed Scrubwren Sericornis magnirostra
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Variegated Fairywren Malurus lamberti
- Eastern Spinebill Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris
- Oriental Cuckoo Cuculus optatus
- Horsfield's Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites basalis
- White-headed Pigeon Columba leucomela
- Wedge-tailed Eagle Aquila audax
- Australian Tern Gelochelidon macrotarsa
- Little Lorikeet Parvipsitta pusilla
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Torresian Kingfisher Todiramphus sordidus
- Green Catbird Ailuroedus crassirostris
- Rufous Songlark Cincloramphus mathewsi
- Pale-vented Bush-hen Amaurornis moluccana
- Long-billed Corella Cacatua tenuirostris
- New Holland Honeyeater Phylidonyris novaehollandiae
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Yellow-billed Spoonbill Platalea flavipes
- Russet-tailed Thrush Zoothera heinei
- Pale-yellow Robin Eopsaltria capito
- White-eared Monarch Carterornis leucotis
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Pacific Swift Apus pacificus
- Rose-crowned Fruit Dove Ptilinopus regina
- King Quail Synoicus chinensis
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Parklakes Wetlands?
October–January. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 125 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Parklakes Wetlands?
192 species, from 31,725 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Parklakes Wetlands in November?
The most recorded in November: Dusky Moorhen, Pacific Black Duck, Australasian Swamphen, Brown Honeyeater and Willie Wagtail.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.