Birds of Australia

8 species of birds on file have openly licensed sighting records from Australia, 1 of them threatened.

Which birds are recorded in Australia?

Most looked-up first.

Anas platyrhynchos

Anatidae

Falco peregrinus

Falconidae

Alcedo atthis

Alcedinidae

Struthio camelus

Struthionidae

Tyto alba

Tytonidae

Aptenodytes forsteri

Spheniscidae

Ara macao

Psittacidae

Diomedea exulans

Diomedeidae

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Anatidae	Least Concern	50,351
Peregrine falcon	Falco peregrinus	Falconidae	Least Concern	58,858
Common kingfisher	Alcedo atthis	Alcedinidae	Least Concern	10
Common ostrich	Struthio camelus	Struthionidae	Least Concern	366
Western barn owl	Tyto alba	Tytonidae	Least Concern	1,572
Emperor penguin	Aptenodytes forsteri	Spheniscidae	Near Threatened	13
Scarlet macaw	Ara macao	Psittacidae	Least Concern	5
Wandering albatross	Diomedea exulans	Diomedeidae	Vulnerable	15,696

Counted from CC0 and CC BY occurrence records on GBIF, which include captive and introduced animals. See the methodology.