LC
Apostlebird
Struthidea cinerea
Endemic to Australia
Australia
293 bird species live nowhere else on Earth but Australia.
- Endemic species
- 293
- Bird species
- 716
- Destinations
- 7
- Field guides
- 5
Found nowhere else
Endemic birds of Australia
All 293 endemics LC 
VU
Atherton Scrubwren
Sericornis keri
Endemic to Australia
LC
Australian Brushturkey
Alectura lathami
Endemic to Australia
LC
Australian Crake
Porzana fluminea
Endemic to Australia
LC
Australian King Parrot
Alisterus scapularis
Endemic to Australia
EN
Australian Painted-snipe
Rostratula australis
Endemic to Australia
LC
Australian Raven
Corvus coronoides
Endemic to Australia
LC
Australian Ringneck
Barnardius zonarius
Endemic to Australia
LC
Banded Honeyeater
Cissomela pectoralis
Endemic to Australia
LC
Banded Lapwing
Vanellus tricolor
Endemic to Australia
LC
Banded Stilt
Cladorhynchus leucocephalus
Endemic to Australia
LC
Bar-breasted Honeyeater
Ramsayornis fasciatus
Endemic to Australia
CR
Baudin’s Black Cockatoo
Zanda baudinii
Endemic to Australia
LC
Beautiful Firetail
Stagonopleura bella
Endemic to Australia
LC
Bell Miner
Manorina melanophrys
Endemic to Australia
LC
Black Currawong
Strepera fuliginosa
Endemic to Australia
LC
Black Grasswren
Amytornis housei
Endemic to Australia
LC
Black Honeyeater
Sugomel nigrum
Endemic to Australia
LC
Black-banded Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus alligator
Endemic to Australia
LC
Black-breasted Buzzard
Hamirostra melanosternon
Endemic to Australia
NE
Black-chinned Honeyeater
Melithreptus gularis
Endemic to Australia
EN
Black-eared Miner
Manorina melanotis
Endemic to Australia
LC
Black-headed Honeyeater
Melithreptus affinis
Endemic to Australia
LC
Black-shouldered Kite
Elanus axillaris
Endemic to Australia
Identify
Birds you are likely to see in Australia
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LC
Magpie Goose
Anseranas semipalmata
LC
White-headed Petrel
Pterodroma lessonii
LC
Rainbow Lorikeet
Trichoglossus moluccanus
VU
Macaroni Penguin
Eudyptes chrysolophus
LC
Plumed Egret
Ardea plumifera
LC
Black-faced Cormorant
Phalacrocorax fuscescens
LC
Southern Fulmar
Fulmarus glacialoides
LC
Tawny Frogmouth
Podargus strigoides
LC
Australasian Darter
Anhinga novaehollandiae
LC
Peaceful Dove
Geopelia placida
LC
Antarctic Prion
Pachyptila desolata
LC
Jacky Winter
Microeca fascinans
Plan
Where to go birding in Australia
Australia
Macquarie Island
A windswept ridge in the Southern Ocean with millions of penguins.
- JJanuary: Best
- FFebruary: Best
- MMarch: Poor or no data
- AApril: Poor or no data
- MMay: Poor or no data
- JJune: Poor or no data
- JJuly: Poor or no data
- AAugust: Poor or no data
- SSeptember: Poor or no data
- OOctober: Poor or no data
- NNovember: Best
- DDecember: Best
Australia
Lord Howe Island
A World Heritage island with a rescued endemic rail and seabird colonies.
- JJanuary: Best
- FFebruary: Best
- MMarch: Best
- AApril: Good
- MMay: Poor or no data
- JJune: Poor or no data
- JJuly: Poor or no data
- AAugust: Poor or no data
- SSeptember: Poor or no data
- OOctober: Good
- NNovember: Best
- DDecember: Best
Australia
Lamington National Park
Subtropical rainforest with lyrebirds and bowerbirds at the lodges.
- JJanuary: Poor or no data
- FFebruary: Poor or no data
- MMarch: Poor or no data
- AApril: Poor or no data
- MMay: Poor or no data
- JJune: Poor or no data
- JJuly: Poor or no data
- AAugust: Good
- SSeptember: Best
- OOctober: Best
- NNovember: Best
- DDecember: Good
Australia
Tasmania
An island state with 12 endemic birds and wild southern landscapes.
- JJanuary: Best
- FFebruary: Best
- MMarch: Best
- AApril: Good
- MMay: Poor or no data
- JJune: Poor or no data
- JJuly: Poor or no data
- AAugust: Poor or no data
- SSeptember: Good
- OOctober: Best
- NNovember: Best
- DDecember: Best
Australia
Broome and Roebuck Bay
Tropical mudflats hosting shorebirds from Siberia and Alaska.
- JJanuary: Good
- FFebruary: Good
- MMarch: Best
- AApril: Best
- MMay: Poor or no data
- JJune: Poor or no data
- JJuly: Poor or no data
- AAugust: Poor or no data
- SSeptember: Best
- OOctober: Best
- NNovember: Best
- DDecember: Good
Australia
Cairns and the Daintree
Wet tropics rainforest and Great Barrier Reef coast in one trip.
- JJanuary: Poor or no data
- FFebruary: Poor or no data
- MMarch: Poor or no data
- AApril: Poor or no data
- MMay: Good
- JJune: Best
- JJuly: Best
- AAugust: Best
- SSeptember: Best
- OOctober: Best
- NNovember: Best
- DDecember: Good
Australia
Kakadu National Park
Tropical floodplains and sandstone escarpments with northern specialities.
- JJanuary: Poor or no data
- FFebruary: Poor or no data
- MMarch: Poor or no data
- AApril: Poor or no data
- MMay: Good
- JJune: Best
- JJuly: Best
- AAugust: Best
- SSeptember: Best
- OOctober: Good
- NNovember: Poor or no data
- DDecember: Poor or no data
