Australia · Queensland
Townsville Town Common Conservation Park
280 species and 178,856 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: April–November, with up to 186 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Peaceful DoveGeopelia placida
Rainbow Bee-eaterMerops ornatus
Masked LapwingVanellus miles
Brown-backed HoneyeaterRamsayornis modestus
Australian White IbisThreskiornis molucca
Red-backed FairywrenMalurus melanocephalus
BrolgaAntigone rubicunda
Great EgretArdea alba
Golden-headed CisticolaCisticola exilis
Brown HoneyeaterLichmera indistincta
Garden SunbirdCinnyris jugularis
Pheasant CoucalCentropus phasianinus
Magpie-larkGrallina cyanoleuca
Plumed EgretArdea plumiferaSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Bushland Beach8 km224 species
- Carlyle Gardens Retirement Resort, Townsville14 km134 species
All 280 species recorded here
- Peaceful Dove Geopelia placida
- Rainbow Bee-eater Merops ornatus
- Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
- Spangled Drongo Dicrurus bracteatus
- Australian White Ibis Threskiornis molucca
- Brown Honeyeater Lichmera indistincta
- Brown-backed Honeyeater Ramsayornis modestus
- Red-backed Fairywren Malurus melanocephalus
- Yellow Honeyeater Stomiopera flava
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Garden Sunbird Cinnyris jugularis
- Varied Triller Lalage leucomela
- Brolga Antigone rubicunda
- Golden-headed Cisticola Cisticola exilis
- Magpie Goose Anseranas semipalmata
- Plumed Egret Ardea plumifera
- Whistling Kite Haliastur sphenurus
- Magpie-lark Grallina cyanoleuca
- White-bellied Cuckooshrike Coracina papuensis
- Leaden Flycatcher Myiagra rubecula
- Pheasant Coucal Centropus phasianinus
- Rainbow Lorikeet Trichoglossus moluccanus
- Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
- Australasian Darter Anhinga novaehollandiae
- White-throated Honeyeater Melithreptus albogularis
- Bar-shouldered Dove Geopelia humeralis
- White-breasted Woodswallow Artamus leucorynchus
- Black-faced Cuckooshrike Coracina novaehollandiae
- Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
- Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
- Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
- Fairy Martin Petrochelidon ariel
- Australian Raven Corvus coronoides
- Crimson Finch Neochmia phaeton
- Straw-necked Ibis Threskiornis spinicollis
- Mistletoebird Dicaeum hirundinaceum
- Forest Kingfisher Todiramphus macleayii
- Comb-crested Jacana Irediparra gallinacea
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
- Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus
- Blue-winged Kookaburra Dacelo leachii
- Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
- Double-barred Finch Stizoptera bichenovii
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Australian Tern Gelochelidon macrotarsa
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Australian Pelican Pelecanus conspicillatus
- Australian Brushturkey Alectura lathami
- Willie Wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys
- Little Shrikethrush Colluricincla megarhyncha
- Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
- Sahul Brush Cuckoo Cacomantis variolosus
- Chestnut-breasted Mannikin Lonchura castaneothorax
- Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Black-fronted Dotterel Thinornis melanops
- Australasian Grebe Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
- Great Bowerbird Chlamydera nuchalis
- Australian Pipit Anthus australis
- Tawny Grassbird Cincloramphus timoriensis
- Helmeted Friarbird Philemon buceroides
- Red-tailed Black Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus banksii
- Australasian Figbird Sphecotheres vieilloti
- Grey Fantail Rhipidura albiscapa
- Torresian Crow Corvus orru
- Nankeen Kestrel Falco cenchroides
- Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
- Bush Stone-curlew Burhinus grallarius
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita
- Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
- Green Pygmy Goose Nettapus pulchellus
- Oriental Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis
- Wandering Whistling Duck Dendrocygna arcuata
- White-necked Heron Ardea pacifica
- Grey Teal Anas gracilis
- Blue-faced Honeyeater Entomyzon cyanotis
- White-winged Triller Lalage tricolor
- Australian Bustard Ardeotis australis
- Torresian Imperial Pigeon Ducula spilorrhoa
- Australian Reed Warbler Acrocephalus australis
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Rufous-throated Honeyeater Conopophila rufogularis
- Little Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites minutillus
- Pacific Koel Eudynamys orientalis
- Channel-billed Cuckoo Scythrops novaehollandiae
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Brown Falcon Falco berigora
- Little Friarbird Philemon citreogularis
- Singing Bush Lark Mirafra javanica
- Brown Goshawk Tachyspiza fasciata
- Olive-backed Oriole Oriolus sagittatus
- Hardhead Aythya australis
- White-browed Crake Poliolimnas cinereus
- White-gaped Honeyeater Stomiopera unicolor
- Rufous Whistler Pachycephala rufiventris
- Black-shouldered Kite Elanus axillaris
- Barking Owl Ninox connivens
- Yellow-billed Spoonbill Platalea flavipes
- Brown Quail Synoicus ypsilophorus
- Wedge-tailed Eagle Aquila audax
- Australian Hobby Falco longipennis
- Sunda Zebra Finch Taeniopygia guttata
- Yellow-spotted Honeyeater Meliphaga notata
- Scaly-breasted Lorikeet Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus
- Horsfield's Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites basalis
- Pacific Baza Aviceda subcristata
- Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- Spectacled Monarch Symposiachrus trivirgatus
- Red-capped Plover Anarhynchus ruficapillus
- Plumed Whistling Duck Dendrocygna eytoni
- Nankeen Night Heron Nycticorax caledonicus
- Laughing Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae
- Latham's Snipe Gallinago hardwickii
- Fan-tailed Cuckoo Cacomantis flabelliformis
- Tree Martin Petrochelidon nigricans
- Australian Rufous Fantail Rhipidura rufifrons
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Black Swan Cygnus atratus
- Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Red-kneed Dotterel Erythrogonys cinctus
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Rose-crowned Fruit Dove Ptilinopus regina
- Striated Pardalote Pardalotus striatus
- Black-faced Monarch Monarcha melanopsis
- Noisy Friarbird Philemon corniculatus
- Tawny Frogmouth Podargus strigoides
- Little Kingfisher Ceyx pusillus
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Australian Pratincole Glareola isabella
- Dusky Myzomela Myzomela obscura
- Collared Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza cirrocephala
- Lemon-bellied Flyrobin Microeca flavigaster
- Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
- Cotton Pygmy Goose Nettapus coromandelianus
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis
- Australian Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius
- Dusky Moorhen Gallinula tenebrosa
- Galah Eolophus roseicapilla
- Black-chinned Honeyeater Melithreptus gularis
- Plum-headed Finch Emblema modesta
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Mangrove Gerygone Gerygone levigaster
- North Moluccan Cicadabird Edolisoma grayi
- Topknot Pigeon Lopholaimus antarcticus
- Oriental Cuckoo Cuculus optatus
- Fairy Gerygone Gerygone palpebrosa
- White-eared Monarch Carterornis leucotis
- Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis
- Shining Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites lucidus
- Northern Fantail Rhipidura rufiventris
- Spotted Harrier Circus assimilis
- Little Curlew Numenius minutus
- Large-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus macrurus
- Pacific Swift Apus pacificus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Superb Fruit Dove Ptilinopus superbus
- Pied Butcherbird Cracticus nigrogularis
- Little Corella Cacatua sanguinea
- Maned Duck Chenonetta jubata
- Red-winged Parrot Aprosmictus erythropterus
- Restless Flycatcher Myiagra inquieta
- Radjah Shelduck Radjah radjah
- White-browed Robin Poecilodryas superciliosa
- Shining Flycatcher Myiagra alecto
- Spotted Whistling Duck Dendrocygna guttata
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Scarlet Myzomela Myzomela sanguinolenta
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Azure Kingfisher Ceyx azureus
- Australian Owlet-nightjar Aegotheles cristatus
- Pied Heron Egretta picata
- Pied Currawong Strepera graculina
- Little Eagle Hieraaetus morphnoides
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Pallid Cuckoo Heteroscenes pallidus
- Black Butcherbird Melloria quoyi
- Brown Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia phasianella
- Banded Lapwing Vanellus tricolor
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Grey Goshawk Tachyspiza novaehollandiae
- Crested Pigeon Ocyphaps lophotes
- Green Oriole Oriolus flavocinctus
- Grey Whistler Pachycephala simplex
- Pale-headed Rosella Platycercus adscitus
- Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Black Bittern Botaurus flavicollis
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Pale-vented Bush-hen Amaurornis moluccana
- Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra
- Rufous Songlark Cincloramphus mathewsi
- Pied Oystercatcher Haematopus longirostris
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Orange-footed Scrubfowl Megapodius reinwardt
- Mangrove Robin Melanodryas pulverulenta
- Red-backed Kingfisher Todiramphus pyrrhopygius
- Eastern Barn Owl Tyto javanica
- Grey-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes
- Metallic Starling Aplonis metallica
- Pacific Emerald Dove Chalcophaps longirostris
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Brown Songlark Cincloramphus cruralis
- Budgerigar Melopsittacus undulatus
- Black-faced Woodswallow Artamus cinereus
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- White-throated Gerygone Gerygone olivacea
- Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis
- Diamond Dove Geopelia cuneata
- Spotted Nightjar Eurostopodus argus
- Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
- Square-tailed Kite Lophoictinia isura
- Pink-eared Duck Malacorhynchus membranaceus
- Large-billed Gerygone Gerygone magnirostris
- Chestnut Teal Anas castanea
- Satin Flycatcher Myiagra cyanoleuca
- Red-backed Buttonquail Turnix maculosus
- Australian Boobook Ninox boobook
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus
- Red-browed Finch Neochmia temporalis
- Australian Swiftlet Aerodramus terraereginae
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Beach Stone-curlew Esacus magnirostris
- Yellow-throated Miner Manorina flavigula
- Spotless Crake Zapornia tabuensis
- Gouldian Finch Chloebia gouldiae
- Red-necked Avocet Recurvirostra novaehollandiae
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Long-tailed Finch Poephila acuticauda
- Varied Honeyeater Gavicalis versicolor
- Barred Cuckooshrike Coracina lineata
- Little Buttonquail Turnix velox
- Black-eared Cuckoo Chalcites osculans
- Banded Honeyeater Cissomela pectoralis
- Australian Crake Porzana fluminea
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Lovely Fairywren Malurus amabilis
- White-throated Nightjar Eurostopodus mystacalis
- Red-chested Buttonquail Turnix pyrrhothorax
- Baillon's Crake Zapornia pusilla
- Little Grassbird Poodytes gramineus
- Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
- Noisy Pitta Pitta versicolor
- Crimson Chat Epthianura tricolor
- Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Cockatiel Nymphicus hollandicus
- Australasian Shoveler Spatula rhynchotis
- Eastern Spinebill Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris
- King Quail Synoicus chinensis
- Black-throated Finch Poephila cincta
- Eastern Grass Owl Tyto longimembris
- Stubble Quail Coturnix pectoralis
- Papuan Frogmouth Podargus papuensis
- Macleay's Honeyeater Xanthotis macleayanus
- Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris
- Striped Honeyeater Plectorhyncha lanceolata
- White-browed Woodswallow Artamus superciliosus
- Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae
- Squatter Pigeon Geophaps scripta
- Sooty Oystercatcher Haematopus fuliginosus
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Freckled Duck Stictonetta naevosa
- White-browed Scrubwren Sericornis frontalis
- Little Woodswallow Artamus minor
- Masked Woodswallow Artamus personatus
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Double-banded Plover Anarhynchus bicinctus
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- White-throated Treecreeper Cormobates leucophaea
- Black Falcon Falco subniger
- Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Townsville Town Common Conservation Park?
April–November. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 186 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Townsville Town Common Conservation Park?
280 species, from 178,856 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Townsville Town Common Conservation Park in November?
The most recorded in November: Peaceful Dove, Rainbow Bee-eater, Masked Lapwing, Brown-backed Honeyeater 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.