Bird AlbumAustralia · Victoria
Royal Botanic Gardens
168 species and 35,546 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: August–January, with up to 107 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Superb FairywrenMalurus cyaneus
Red WattlebirdAnthochaera carunculata
Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
Yellow-faced HoneyeaterCaligavis chrysops
Grey FantailRhipidura albiscapa
Spotted PardalotePardalotus punctatus
Pacific Black DuckAnas superciliosa
Little RavenCorvus mellori
Rufous WhistlerPachycephala rufiventris
Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicen
White-eared HoneyeaterNesoptilotis leucotis
Grey ShrikethrushColluricincla harmonica
Common BronzewingPhaps chalcoptera
Common BlackbirdTurdus merulaSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Eastern Treatment Plant – Boundary Rd Wetlands11 km167 species
- Edithvale-Seaford Wetlands – Edithvale17 km167 species
- Waterways Estate18 km148 species
- Braeside Park Wetlands19 km164 species
- Braeside Park20 km190 species
- Lysterfield Park21 km167 species
All 168 species recorded here
- Superb Fairywren Malurus cyaneus
- Red Wattlebird Anthochaera carunculata
- New Holland Honeyeater Phylidonyris novaehollandiae
- Grey Fantail Rhipidura albiscapa
- Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
- Spotted Pardalote Pardalotus punctatus
- White-eared Honeyeater Nesoptilotis leucotis
- Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
- Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
- Grey Shrikethrush Colluricincla harmonica
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater Caligavis chrysops
- Brown Thornbill Acanthiza pusilla
- Little Raven Corvus mellori
- Eastern Yellow Robin Eopsaltria australis
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Magpie-lark Grallina cyanoleuca
- Grey Butcherbird Cracticus torquatus
- Common Bronzewing Phaps chalcoptera
- Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
- Noisy Miner Manorina melanocephala
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- White-browed Scrubwren Sericornis frontalis
- Rainbow Lorikeet Trichoglossus moluccanus
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Australasian Grebe Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
- Little Wattlebird Anthochaera chrysoptera
- Australian Raven Corvus coronoides
- Laughing Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae
- Eastern Rosella Platycercus eximius
- White-naped Honeyeater Melithreptus lunatus
- Maned Duck Chenonetta jubata
- Red-browed Finch Neochmia temporalis
- Dusky Moorhen Gallinula tenebrosa
- Australian Golden Whistler Pachycephala pectoralis
- Willie Wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys
- Chestnut Teal Anas castanea
- White-plumed Honeyeater Ptilotula penicillata
- Rufous Whistler Pachycephala rufiventris
- Striated Pardalote Pardalotus striatus
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Dusky Woodswallow Artamus cyanopterus
- Black-faced Cuckooshrike Coracina novaehollandiae
- Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
- Bell Miner Manorina melanophrys
- Eastern Spinebill Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris
- Hoary-headed Grebe Poliocephalus poliocephalus
- Fan-tailed Cuckoo Cacomantis flabelliformis
- Straw-necked Ibis Threskiornis spinicollis
- Grey Currawong Strepera versicolor
- White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
- Striated Thornbill Acanthiza lineata
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
- Australian White Ibis Threskiornis molucca
- Hardhead Aythya australis
- Shining Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites lucidus
- Brown Goshawk Tachyspiza fasciata
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Pallid Cuckoo Heteroscenes pallidus
- Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
- Crested Pigeon Ocyphaps lophotes
- Black-shouldered Kite Elanus axillaris
- Mistletoebird Dicaeum hirundinaceum
- Grey Teal Anas gracilis
- Galah Eolophus roseicapilla
- Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo Zanda funerea
- Little Corella Cacatua sanguinea
- Wedge-tailed Eagle Aquila audax
- Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- Nankeen Kestrel Falco cenchroides
- Brush Bronzewing Phaps elegans
- Yellow-rumped Thornbill Acanthiza chrysorrhoa
- Little Eagle Hieraaetus morphnoides
- Pacific Gull Larus pacificus
- Horsfield's Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites basalis
- Tawny Frogmouth Podargus strigoides
- Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
- Brown-headed Honeyeater Melithreptus brevirostris
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Australian Pelican Pelecanus conspicillatus
- Australian Reed Warbler Acrocephalus australis
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Crimson Rosella Platycercus elegans
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita
- Blue-billed Duck Oxyura australis
- Brown Falcon Falco berigora
- Olive-backed Oriole Oriolus sagittatus
- Musk Lorikeet Glossopsitta concinna
- Pied Currawong Strepera graculina
- Black Swan Cygnus atratus
- Flame Robin Petroica phoenicea
- Eastern Shriketit Falcunculus frontatus
- Black-fronted Dotterel Thinornis melanops
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Scarlet Myzomela Myzomela sanguinolenta
- Collared Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza cirrocephala
- Australasian Shoveler Spatula rhynchotis
- Whistling Kite Haliastur sphenurus
- Long-billed Corella Cacatua tenuirostris
- Golden-headed Cisticola Cisticola exilis
- White-winged Triller Lalage tricolor
- Yellow-billed Spoonbill Platalea flavipes
- Powerful Owl Ninox strenua
- White-necked Heron Ardea pacifica
- Australian Hobby Falco longipennis
- Fairy Martin Petrochelidon ariel
- Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
- Little Grassbird Poodytes gramineus
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Satin Flycatcher Myiagra cyanoleuca
- Tree Martin Petrochelidon nigricans
- Australian Pipit Anthus australis
- Yellow Thornbill Acanthiza nana
- Australian Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius
- Red-rumped Parrot Psephotus haematonotus
- Australasian Darter Anhinga novaehollandiae
- Latham's Snipe Gallinago hardwickii
- Varied Sittella Daphoenositta chrysoptera
- Scarlet Robin Petroica boodang
- Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Australian Owlet-nightjar Aegotheles cristatus
- Australian Rufous Fantail Rhipidura rufifrons
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- White-throated Treecreeper Cormobates leucophaea
- Bassian Thrush Zoothera lunulata
- Painted Buttonquail Turnix varius
- Grey Goshawk Tachyspiza novaehollandiae
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Baillon's Crake Zapornia pusilla
- Nankeen Night Heron Nycticorax caledonicus
- Glossy Black Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus lathami
- Singing Honeyeater Gavicalis virescens
- Musk Duck Biziura lobata
- Pink Robin Petroica rodinogaster
- Freckled Duck Stictonetta naevosa
- Weebill Smicrornis brevirostris
- Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater Acanthagenys rufogularis
- Australian Shelduck Tadorna tadornoides
- Sahul Brush Cuckoo Cacomantis variolosus
- Stubble Quail Coturnix pectoralis
- White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis
- Lewin's Rail Lewinia pectoralis
- Blue-winged Parrot Neophema chrysostoma
- Brown Quail Synoicus ypsilophorus
- Scaly-breasted Lorikeet Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus
- Magpie Goose Anseranas semipalmata
- Little Lorikeet Parvipsitta pusilla
- Striated Fieldwren Calamanthus fuliginosus
- Eastern Whipbird Psophodes olivaceus
- Peaceful Dove Geopelia placida
- Swift Parrot Lathamus discolor
- Spotted Harrier Circus assimilis
- Singing Bush Lark Mirafra javanica
- Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
- Southern Emu-wren Stipiturus malachurus
- White-throated Gerygone Gerygone olivacea
- Australian King Parrot Alisterus scapularis
- White-browed Woodswallow Artamus superciliosus
- White-fronted Chat Epthianura albifrons
- White-bellied Cuckooshrike Coracina papuensis
- Brown Songlark Cincloramphus cruralis
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Royal Botanic Gardens?
August–January. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 107 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Royal Botanic Gardens?
168 species, from 35,546 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Royal Botanic Gardens in November?
The most recorded in November: Superb Fairywren, Red Wattlebird, Common Myna, Yellow-faced Honeyeater and Grey Fantail.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.