Australia · Victoria
Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne
151 species and 136,741 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: April–May and August–December, with up to 91 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
Dusky MoorhenGallinula tenebrosa
Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Common BlackbirdTurdus merula
Red WattlebirdAnthochaera carunculata
Pacific Black DuckAnas superciliosa
Rainbow LorikeetTrichoglossus moluccanus
Australasian SwamphenPorphyrio melanotus
Magpie-larkGrallina cyanoleuca
Eurasian CootFulica atra
Maned DuckChenonetta jubata
Bell MinerManorina melanophrys
Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
Little WattlebirdAnthochaera chrysopteraSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Albert Park2 km161 species
- Royal Park5 km177 species
- Royal Park – Trin Warren Tam-boore6 km164 species
- Westgate Park6 km165 species
- Newells Paddock Wetland Reserve7 km135 species
- Wilson Reserve8 km137 species
All 151 species recorded here
- Dusky Moorhen Gallinula tenebrosa
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
- Rainbow Lorikeet Trichoglossus moluccanus
- Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Magpie-lark Grallina cyanoleuca
- Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- Red Wattlebird Anthochaera carunculata
- Bell Miner Manorina melanophrys
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Maned Duck Chenonetta jubata
- Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
- Little Wattlebird Anthochaera chrysoptera
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Little Raven Corvus mellori
- Noisy Miner Manorina melanocephala
- White-browed Scrubwren Sericornis frontalis
- Black Swan Cygnus atratus
- Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
- Brown Thornbill Acanthiza pusilla
- Pied Currawong Strepera graculina
- Eastern Spinebill Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris
- Grey Fantail Rhipidura albiscapa
- Chestnut Teal Anas castanea
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita
- Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
- Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
- Willie Wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys
- Australasian Grebe Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
- Grey Butcherbird Cracticus torquatus
- Nankeen Night Heron Nycticorax caledonicus
- Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
- Spotted Pardalote Pardalotus punctatus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Laughing Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae
- Australasian Darter Anhinga novaehollandiae
- Grey Teal Anas gracilis
- Long-billed Corella Cacatua tenuirostris
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Red-rumped Parrot Psephotus haematonotus
- Musk Lorikeet Glossopsitta concinna
- Hardhead Aythya australis
- Australian White Ibis Threskiornis molucca
- Galah Eolophus roseicapilla
- Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo Zanda funerea
- White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
- Tawny Frogmouth Podargus strigoides
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
- Australian Reed Warbler Acrocephalus australis
- Hoary-headed Grebe Poliocephalus poliocephalus
- Black-faced Cuckooshrike Coracina novaehollandiae
- Crested Pigeon Ocyphaps lophotes
- Little Corella Cacatua sanguinea
- Pacific Koel Eudynamys orientalis
- Eastern Rosella Platycercus eximius
- Little Grassbird Poodytes gramineus
- Collared Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza cirrocephala
- Australian Golden Whistler Pachycephala pectoralis
- Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
- Superb Fairywren Malurus cyaneus
- White-plumed Honeyeater Ptilotula penicillata
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Australian Hobby Falco longipennis
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Brown Goshawk Tachyspiza fasciata
- Australian Rufous Fantail Rhipidura rufifrons
- Australian King Parrot Alisterus scapularis
- Powerful Owl Ninox strenua
- Crimson Rosella Platycercus elegans
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Bassian Thrush Zoothera lunulata
- Australian Boobook Ninox boobook
- Australasian Figbird Sphecotheres vieilloti
- Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis
- Australian Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius
- Pink-eared Duck Malacorhynchus membranaceus
- Grey Currawong Strepera versicolor
- Eastern Yellow Robin Eopsaltria australis
- Olive-backed Oriole Oriolus sagittatus
- Straw-necked Ibis Threskiornis spinicollis
- White-necked Heron Ardea pacifica
- Rufous Whistler Pachycephala rufiventris
- Mistletoebird Dicaeum hirundinaceum
- Spotless Crake Zapornia tabuensis
- Australian Pelican Pelecanus conspicillatus
- New Holland Honeyeater Phylidonyris novaehollandiae
- Striated Pardalote Pardalotus striatus
- Grey Shrikethrush Colluricincla harmonica
- Little Lorikeet Parvipsitta pusilla
- Tree Martin Petrochelidon nigricans
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Nankeen Kestrel Falco cenchroides
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Whistling Kite Haliastur sphenurus
- Fairy Martin Petrochelidon ariel
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Cockatiel Nymphicus hollandicus
- Common Bronzewing Phaps chalcoptera
- Australasian Shoveler Spatula rhynchotis
- Baillon's Crake Zapornia pusilla
- Painted Buttonquail Turnix varius
- Eastern Barn Owl Tyto javanica
- Black-shouldered Kite Elanus axillaris
- Shining Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites lucidus
- Rose Robin Petroica rosea
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii
- Pacific Gull Larus pacificus
- Fan-tailed Cuckoo Cacomantis flabelliformis
- White-naped Honeyeater Melithreptus lunatus
- Brown Falcon Falco berigora
- Gang-gang Cockatoo Callocephalon fimbriatum
- Yellow-rumped Thornbill Acanthiza chrysorrhoa
- Pink Robin Petroica rodinogaster
- Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
- Satin Flycatcher Myiagra cyanoleuca
- Purple-crowned Lorikeet Parvipsitta porphyrocephala
- White-winged Triller Lalage tricolor
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater Caligavis chrysops
- Brown Quail Synoicus ypsilophorus
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Azure Kingfisher Ceyx azureus
- Grey Goshawk Tachyspiza novaehollandiae
- Freckled Duck Stictonetta naevosa
- Musk Duck Biziura lobata
- Yellow-billed Spoonbill Platalea flavipes
- Scarlet Robin Petroica boodang
- Wedge-tailed Eagle Aquila audax
- Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus
- Flame Robin Petroica phoenicea
- Plumed Whistling Duck Dendrocygna eytoni
- Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
- Pallid Cuckoo Heteroscenes pallidus
- Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria
- Budgerigar Melopsittacus undulatus
- Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
- Weebill Smicrornis brevirostris
- Eastern Shriketit Falcunculus frontatus
- Swift Parrot Lathamus discolor
- Western Rosella Platycercus icterotis
- Cape Barren Goose Cereopsis novaehollandiae
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater Acanthagenys rufogularis
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Princess Parrot Polytelis alexandrae
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne?
April–May and August–December. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 91 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne?
151 species, from 136,741 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne in November?
The most recorded in November: Common Myna, Dusky Moorhen, Silver Gull, Common Blackbird and Red Wattlebird.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.