Bird AlbumAustralia · New South Wales
Royal Botanic Gardens
144 species and 47,936 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: February and July–November, with up to 70 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Australian White IbisThreskiornis molucca
Noisy MinerManorina melanocephala
Rainbow LorikeetTrichoglossus moluccanus
Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Dusky MoorhenGallinula tenebrosa
Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicen
Masked LapwingVanellus miles
Sulphur-crested CockatooCacatua galerita
Maned DuckChenonetta jubata
Pied CurrawongStrepera graculina
Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
Rock DoveColumba livia
Pacific Black DuckAnas superciliosa
Magpie-larkGrallina cyanoleuca64 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 144 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Centennial Park4 km208 species
- Sydney Park6 km145 species
- Eastlakes golf course8 km189 species
- Landing Lights Wetland11 km164 species
- Bicentennial Park (Sydney Olympic Park) – Waterbird Refuge13 km177 species
- Sydney Olympic Park14 km212 species
All 144 species recorded here
- Australian White Ibis Threskiornis molucca
- Noisy Miner Manorina melanocephala
- Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- Dusky Moorhen Gallinula tenebrosa
- Rainbow Lorikeet Trichoglossus moluccanus
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita
- Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
- Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
- Maned Duck Chenonetta jubata
- Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
- Pied Currawong Strepera graculina
- Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
- Magpie-lark Grallina cyanoleuca
- Laughing Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
- Australian Raven Corvus coronoides
- Crested Pigeon Ocyphaps lophotes
- Grey Butcherbird Cracticus torquatus
- Powerful Owl Ninox strenua
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Willie Wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys
- Australian Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius
- White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
- Chestnut Teal Anas castanea
- Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
- Australasian Figbird Sphecotheres vieilloti
- Channel-billed Cuckoo Scythrops novaehollandiae
- Australasian Darter Anhinga novaehollandiae
- Little Corella Cacatua sanguinea
- Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Tree Martin Petrochelidon nigricans
- Superb Fairywren Malurus cyaneus
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Australian Pelican Pelecanus conspicillatus
- Long-billed Corella Cacatua tenuirostris
- Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii
- Tawny Frogmouth Podargus strigoides
- Fairy Martin Petrochelidon ariel
- Galah Eolophus roseicapilla
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus
- Red Wattlebird Anthochaera carunculata
- Grey Teal Anas gracilis
- Australasian Grebe Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
- Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
- New Holland Honeyeater Phylidonyris novaehollandiae
- Black Swan Cygnus atratus
- Pacific Koel Eudynamys orientalis
- White-browed Scrubwren Sericornis frontalis
- Hardhead Aythya australis
- Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo Zanda funerea
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Black-faced Cuckooshrike Coracina novaehollandiae
- Crimson Rosella Platycercus elegans
- White-plumed Honeyeater Ptilotula penicillata
- Australian King Parrot Alisterus scapularis
- Australian Brushturkey Alectura lathami
- Eastern Rosella Platycercus eximius
- Little Wattlebird Anthochaera chrysoptera
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Topknot Pigeon Lopholaimus antarcticus
- Wandering Whistling Duck Dendrocygna arcuata
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Straw-necked Ibis Threskiornis spinicollis
- Grey Fantail Rhipidura albiscapa
- Spotted Pardalote Pardalotus punctatus
- Musk Lorikeet Glossopsitta concinna
- Brown Goshawk Tachyspiza fasciata
- Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
- Nankeen Kestrel Falco cenchroides
- Scaly-breasted Lorikeet Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus
- Olive-backed Oriole Oriolus sagittatus
- Eastern Spinebill Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- White-headed Pigeon Columba leucomela
- Australian Boobook Ninox boobook
- Pacific Swift Apus pacificus
- White-necked Heron Ardea pacifica
- Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
- Spangled Drongo Dicrurus bracteatus
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Australasian Gannet Morus serrator
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater Caligavis chrysops
- White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Lewin's Honeyeater Meliphaga lewinii
- Noisy Friarbird Philemon corniculatus
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Pied Oystercatcher Haematopus longirostris
- Plumed Egret Ardea plumifera
- Nankeen Night Heron Nycticorax caledonicus
- Red-rumped Parrot Psephotus haematonotus
- Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
- Little Penguin Eudyptula minor
- Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
- Australasian Shoveler Spatula rhynchotis
- Black-shouldered Kite Elanus axillaris
- Whistling Kite Haliastur sphenurus
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Musk Duck Biziura lobata
- Brown Gerygone Gerygone mouki
- Eastern Barn Owl Tyto javanica
- Red-browed Finch Neochmia temporalis
- Yellow-billed Spoonbill Platalea flavipes
- Satin Bowerbird Ptilonorhynchus violaceus
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- Oriental Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis
- Australian Hobby Falco longipennis
- Australian Pipit Anthus australis
- Yellow-rumped Thornbill Acanthiza chrysorrhoa
- White-cheeked Honeyeater Phylidonyris niger
- Brown Quail Synoicus ypsilophorus
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Eastern Yellow Robin Eopsaltria australis
- Lewin's Rail Lewinia pectoralis
- Chestnut-breasted Mannikin Lonchura castaneothorax
- Grey-faced Petrel Pterodroma gouldi
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Australian Shelduck Tadorna tadornoides
- Bar-shouldered Dove Geopelia humeralis
- Grey Goshawk Tachyspiza novaehollandiae
- Little Lorikeet Parvipsitta pusilla
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Black-fronted Dotterel Thinornis melanops
- Pink-eared Duck Malacorhynchus membranaceus
- Collared Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza cirrocephala
- White-naped Honeyeater Melithreptus lunatus
- Tawny Grassbird Cincloramphus timoriensis
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Shining Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites lucidus
- Jacky Winter Microeca fascinans
- Rufous Whistler Pachycephala rufiventris
- Pacific Baza Aviceda subcristata
- Brown Falcon Falco berigora
- Little Grassbird Poodytes gramineus
- Rainbow Bee-eater Merops ornatus
- Australian Reed Warbler Acrocephalus australis
- Fan-tailed Cuckoo Cacomantis flabelliformis
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Royal Botanic Gardens?
February and July–November. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 70 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Royal Botanic Gardens?
144 species, from 47,936 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Royal Botanic Gardens in November?
The most recorded in November: Australian White Ibis, Noisy Miner, Rainbow Lorikeet, Silver Gull and Dusky Moorhen.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.