Australia · New South Wales
Wonga Wetlands
189 species and 34,850 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: September–April and June, with up to 115 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Superb FairywrenMalurus cyaneus
Magpie-larkGrallina cyanoleuca
White-plumed HoneyeaterPtilotula penicillata
Sacred KingfisherTodiramphus sanctus
Australian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus australis
Pacific Black DuckAnas superciliosa
Crimson RosellaPlatycercus elegans
Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicen
Little FriarbirdPhilemon citreogularis
Dusky MoorhenGallinula tenebrosa
Eurasian CootFulica atra
Grey TealAnas gracilis
Australian White IbisThreskiornis molucca
Little Pied CormorantMicrocarbo melanoleucosSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Chiltern-Mt Pilot National Park – Bartleys Block23 km160 species
- Chiltern-Mt Pilot National Park – Chiltern23 km212 species
- Hamilton Park68 km165 species
All 189 species recorded here
- Superb Fairywren Malurus cyaneus
- Magpie-lark Grallina cyanoleuca
- Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
- White-plumed Honeyeater Ptilotula penicillata
- Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
- Crimson Rosella Platycercus elegans
- Dusky Moorhen Gallinula tenebrosa
- Grey Teal Anas gracilis
- Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
- White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
- Willie Wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys
- Whistling Kite Haliastur sphenurus
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Australian White Ibis Threskiornis molucca
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita
- Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
- Red-browed Finch Neochmia temporalis
- Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
- Black Swan Cygnus atratus
- Australian Raven Corvus coronoides
- Laughing Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae
- Galah Eolophus roseicapilla
- Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
- Grey Shrikethrush Colluricincla harmonica
- Maned Duck Chenonetta jubata
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
- Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
- White-throated Treecreeper Cormobates leucophaea
- Australian Reed Warbler Acrocephalus australis
- Australasian Darter Anhinga novaehollandiae
- Brown Treecreeper Climacteris picumnus
- Red-rumped Parrot Psephotus haematonotus
- Australian Pelican Pelecanus conspicillatus
- Black-faced Cuckooshrike Coracina novaehollandiae
- Little Friarbird Philemon citreogularis
- Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
- Yellow-billed Spoonbill Platalea flavipes
- White-browed Scrubwren Sericornis frontalis
- Grey Fantail Rhipidura albiscapa
- Azure Kingfisher Ceyx azureus
- Eastern Shriketit Falcunculus frontatus
- Australasian Grebe Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
- Pied Currawong Strepera graculina
- Striated Pardalote Pardalotus striatus
- Hardhead Aythya australis
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Eastern Rosella Platycercus eximius
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Straw-necked Ibis Threskiornis spinicollis
- Black-fronted Dotterel Thinornis melanops
- Musk Duck Biziura lobata
- Australasian Shoveler Spatula rhynchotis
- White-necked Heron Ardea pacifica
- Olive-backed Oriole Oriolus sagittatus
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Spotted Pardalote Pardalotus punctatus
- White-breasted Woodswallow Artamus leucorynchus
- Tree Martin Petrochelidon nigricans
- Oriental Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis
- Nankeen Night Heron Nycticorax caledonicus
- Chestnut Teal Anas castanea
- Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
- Red Wattlebird Anthochaera carunculata
- Restless Flycatcher Myiagra inquieta
- Australian Shelduck Tadorna tadornoides
- Dusky Woodswallow Artamus cyanopterus
- Plumed Egret Ardea plumifera
- White-winged Chough Corcorax melanorhamphos
- Golden-headed Cisticola Cisticola exilis
- Little Corella Cacatua sanguinea
- Little Grassbird Poodytes gramineus
- Brown Thornbill Acanthiza pusilla
- Rainbow Lorikeet Trichoglossus moluccanus
- Eastern Yellow Robin Eopsaltria australis
- Rufous Whistler Pachycephala rufiventris
- Crested Pigeon Ocyphaps lophotes
- Rainbow Bee-eater Merops ornatus
- Black-tailed Nativehen Tribonyx ventralis
- Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
- Noisy Miner Manorina melanocephala
- Noisy Friarbird Philemon corniculatus
- Little Raven Corvus mellori
- Australian Golden Whistler Pachycephala pectoralis
- Australian King Parrot Alisterus scapularis
- Hoary-headed Grebe Poliocephalus poliocephalus
- Freckled Duck Stictonetta naevosa
- Red-kneed Dotterel Erythrogonys cinctus
- Latham's Snipe Gallinago hardwickii
- Pink-eared Duck Malacorhynchus membranaceus
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Fan-tailed Cuckoo Cacomantis flabelliformis
- Fairy Martin Petrochelidon ariel
- Mistletoebird Dicaeum hirundinaceum
- Black-shouldered Kite Elanus axillaris
- Blue-faced Honeyeater Entomyzon cyanotis
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Wedge-tailed Eagle Aquila audax
- Weebill Smicrornis brevirostris
- Little Eagle Hieraaetus morphnoides
- Brown Falcon Falco berigora
- Yellow-rumped Thornbill Acanthiza chrysorrhoa
- Horsfield's Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites basalis
- Brown Goshawk Tachyspiza fasciata
- White-bellied Cuckooshrike Coracina papuensis
- Western Gerygone Gerygone fusca
- Double-barred Finch Stizoptera bichenovii
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater Caligavis chrysops
- Nankeen Kestrel Falco cenchroides
- Blue-billed Duck Oxyura australis
- Australian Crake Porzana fluminea
- Peaceful Dove Geopelia placida
- Striated Thornbill Acanthiza lineata
- Fuscous Honeyeater Ptilotula fusca
- Yellow Thornbill Acanthiza nana
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Brown Quail Synoicus ypsilophorus
- Australian Hobby Falco longipennis
- Baillon's Crake Zapornia pusilla
- White-winged Triller Lalage tricolor
- White-browed Woodswallow Artamus superciliosus
- Grey Butcherbird Cracticus torquatus
- Collared Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza cirrocephala
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Rufous Songlark Cincloramphus mathewsi
- Common Bronzewing Phaps chalcoptera
- Little Lorikeet Parvipsitta pusilla
- Brown-headed Honeyeater Melithreptus brevirostris
- Spotless Crake Zapornia tabuensis
- Jacky Winter Microeca fascinans
- Diamond Firetail Stagonopleura guttata
- Varied Sittella Daphoenositta chrysoptera
- Pied Butcherbird Cracticus nigrogularis
- White-throated Gerygone Gerygone olivacea
- Scarlet Robin Petroica boodang
- Eastern Spinebill Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris
- Shining Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites lucidus
- Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- Pallid Cuckoo Heteroscenes pallidus
- Flame Robin Petroica phoenicea
- Barking Owl Ninox connivens
- White-naped Honeyeater Melithreptus lunatus
- Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis
- Tawny Frogmouth Podargus strigoides
- Buff-rumped Thornbill Acanthiza reguloides
- Red-capped Robin Petroica goodenovii
- Leaden Flycatcher Myiagra rubecula
- Black-chinned Honeyeater Melithreptus gularis
- Gang-gang Cockatoo Callocephalon fimbriatum
- Rose Robin Petroica rosea
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Long-billed Corella Cacatua tenuirostris
- Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo Zanda funerea
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Pacific Koel Eudynamys orientalis
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Yellow-tufted Honeyeater Lichenostomus melanops
- Australian Boobook Ninox boobook
- Australian Pipit Anthus australis
- White-backed Swallow Cheramoeca leucosterna
- Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Red-necked Avocet Recurvirostra novaehollandiae
- Satin Bowerbird Ptilonorhynchus violaceus
- Magpie Goose Anseranas semipalmata
- Masked Woodswallow Artamus personatus
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- New Holland Honeyeater Phylidonyris novaehollandiae
- Pacific Swift Apus pacificus
- Musk Lorikeet Glossopsitta concinna
- White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Square-tailed Kite Lophoictinia isura
- Speckled Warbler Pyrrholaemus sagittatus
- Purple-crowned Lorikeet Parvipsitta porphyrocephala
- Painted Buttonquail Turnix varius
- Black Falcon Falco subniger
- Superb Parrot Polytelis swainsonii
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Crimson Chat Epthianura tricolor
- Australian Rufous Fantail Rhipidura rufifrons
- Channel-billed Cuckoo Scythrops novaehollandiae
- Lewin's Rail Lewinia pectoralis
- Cockatiel Nymphicus hollandicus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Wonga Wetlands?
September–April and June. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 115 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Wonga Wetlands?
189 species, from 34,850 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Wonga Wetlands in November?
The most recorded in November: Superb Fairywren, Magpie-lark, White-plumed Honeyeater, Sacred Kingfisher and Australian Reed Warbler.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.