Australia Ramsar wetland
Barmah
163 bird species recorded; the most in April.
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This month here
98 species in January.106 species in February.93 species in March.135 species in April.65 species in May.64 species in June.71 species in July.94 species in August.124 species in September.124 species in October.90 species in November.114 species in December.
The birds you are most likely to see in the month you choose, those that come for the season first. It opens on today's month.
- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
163 species, counted.
Our own rating, from the records only: species (50 points), threatened species (20), migrants (20) and protected status — Ramsar, IBA, SPA, observatory (10).
- 163Speciesrecorded more than once
- 55Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 2ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 6,696Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 97 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 13Raptors
- 3Owls
- 2Waders
- 2Gulls & seabirds
- 10Ducks & geese
- 19Herons, ibises & grebes
- 80Songbirds
- 34Other birds
From open records (eBird and others, through GBIF, licensed for any use). More birdwatchers mean more records: a quiet place may have more birds than it shows.
The checklist
All 163 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Whistling KiteHaliastur sphenurus
- Wedge-tailed EagleAquila audax
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Swamp HarrierCircus approximans
- White-bellied Sea-EagleHaliaeetus leucogaster
- Brown FalconFalco berigora
- Nankeen KestrelFalco cenchroides
- Black-shouldered KiteElanus axillaris
- Little EagleHieraaetus morphnoides
- Collared SparrowhawkAccipiter cirrocephalus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Australian hobbyFalco longipennis
- Brown GoshawkAccipiter fasciatus
Owls3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MopokeNinox novaeseelandiae
- Southern BoobookNinox boobook
- Eastern Barn OwlTyto javanica
Waders2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Masked LapwingVanellus miles
- Black-fronted DotterelElseyornis melanops
Gulls & seabirds2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Ducks & geese10 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Maned DuckChenonetta jubata
- Pacific Black DuckAnas superciliosa
- Grey TealAnas gracilis
- Australian ShelduckTadorna tadornoides
- Black swanCygnus atratus
- HardheadAythya australis
- Chestnut TealAnas castanea
- Musk DuckBiziura lobata
- Grass Whistling DuckDendrocygna eytoni
- Pink-eared DuckMalacorhynchus membranaceus
Herons, ibises & grebes19 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiae
- White-necked HeronArdea pacifica
- Australian White IbisThreskiornis molucca
- Straw-necked IbisThreskiornis spinicollis
- Little Pied CormorantMicrocarbo melanoleucos
- Little Black CormorantPhalacrocorax sulcirostris
- Nankeen Night HeronNycticorax caledonicus
- Australian PelicanPelecanus conspicillatus
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Australasian DarterAnhinga novaehollandiae
- Ardea modestaArdea modesta
- Royal SpoonbillPlatalea regia
- Yellow-billed SpoonbillPlatalea flavipes
- Egretta intermediaEgretta intermedia
- Australasian GrebeTachybaptus novaehollandiae
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Pied CormorantPhalacrocorax varius
Songbirds80 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White-plumed HoneyeaterPtilotula penicillata
- Brown TreecreeperClimacteris picumnus
- Striated PardalotePardalotus striatus
- Grey ShrikethrushColluricincla harmonica
- Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicen
- Superb Fairy-wrenMalurus cyaneus
- Willie-wagtailRhipidura leucophrys
- White-throated TreecreeperCormobates leucophaea
- WeebillSmicrornis brevirostris
- Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
- Australian RavenCorvus coronoides
- Magpie larkGrallina cyanoleuca
- Rufous WhistlerPachycephala rufiventris
- Black-faced CuckooshrikeCoracina novaehollandiae
- Rhipidura albiscapaRhipidura albiscapa
- Buff-rumped ThornbillAcanthiza reguloides
- Jacky-winterMicroeca fascinans
- Corcorax melanoramphosCorcorax melanoramphos
- Little FriarbirdPhilemon citreogularis
- Dusky WoodswallowArtamus cyanopterus
- Noisy FriarbirdPhilemon corniculatus
- Little RavenCorvus mellori
- Noisy MinerManorina melanocephala
- Striated ThornbillAcanthiza lineata
- Spotted PardalotePardalotus punctatus
- Western GerygoneGerygone fusca
- Yellow ThornbillAcanthiza nana
- Red-capped RobinPetroica goodenovii
- Crested Shrike-titFalcunculus frontatus
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Restless FlycatcherMyiagra inquieta
- Yellow-rumped ThornbillAcanthiza chrysorrhoa
- Tree MartinPetrochelidon nigricans
- Grey-crowned BabblerPomatostomus temporalis
- Brown-headed HoneyeaterMelithreptus brevirostris
- Australian Reed-WarblerAcrocephalus australis
- Rufous SonglarkMegalurus mathewsi
- White-browed WoodswallowArtamus superciliosus
- Blue-faced HoneyeaterEntomyzon cyanotis
- Varied SittellaDaphoenositta chrysoptera
- Pied ButcherbirdCracticus nigrogularis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MistletoebirdDicaeum hirundinaceum
- White-browed ScrubwrenSericornis frontalis
- Scarlet RobinPetroica boodang
- Flame RobinPetroica phoenicea
- Pied CurrawongStrepera graculina
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Artamus leucorhynchosArtamus leucorhynchos
- Red WattlebirdAnthochaera carunculata
- Fairy MartinPetrochelidon ariel
- Black-chinned HoneyeaterMelithreptus gularis
- Australian Golden WhistlerPachycephala pectoralis
- Diamond FiretailStagonopleura guttataVU
- Red-browed FiretailNeochmia temporalis
- Leaden FlycatcherMyiagra rubecula
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
- SilvereyeZosterops lateralis
- White-browed BabblerPomatostomus superciliosus
- Artamus leucorynArtamus leucoryn
- Olive-backed OrioleOriolus sagittatus
- Brown ThornbillAcanthiza pusilla
- Australian White-winged TrillerLalage tricolor
- Hooded RobinMelanodryas cucullata
- Little GrassbirdMegalurus gramineus
- Australasian PipitAnthus novaeseelandiae
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Australian PipitAnthus australis
- White-naped HoneyeaterMelithreptus lunatus
- Brown SonglarkMegalurus cruralis
- Gilbert's WhistlerPachycephala inornata
- Southern WhitefaceAphelocephala leucopsisVU
- Golden-headed CisticolaCisticola exilis
- White-bellied CuckooshrikeCoracina papuensis
- White-fronted ChatEpthianura albifrons
- Eastern Yellow RobinEopsaltria australis
- Grey ButcherbirdCracticus torquatus
- Sunda Zebra FinchTaeniopygia guttata
- White-backed SwallowCheramoeca leucosterna
- Masked WoodswallowArtamus personatus
Other birds34 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Sulphur-crested CockatooCacatua galerita
- GalahEolophus roseicapilla
- Crimson RosellaPlatycercus elegans
- Sacred KingfisherTodiramphus sanctus
- Red-rumped ParrotPsephotus haematonotus
- KookaburraDacelo novaeguineae
- Long-billed CorellaCacatua tenuirostris
- Peaceful DoveGeopelia placida
- Eastern RosellaPlatycercus eximius
- Crested PigeonOcyphaps lophotes
- EmuDromaius novaehollandiae
- Rainbow Bee-eaterMerops ornatus
- Little CorellaCacatua sanguinea
- Superb ParrotPolytelis swainsonii
- Western SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
- Australasian SwamphenPorphyrio melanotus
- Azure KingfisherCeyx azureus
- Common BronzewingPhaps chalcoptera
- Dusky MoorhenGallinula tenebrosa
- Tawny FrogmouthPodargus strigoides
- Oriental DollarbirdEurystomus orientalis
- Fan-tailed CuckooCacomantis flabelliformis
- Shining cuckooChrysococcyx lucidus
- Black-tailed NativehenGallinula ventralis
- Horsfield's Bronze CuckooChrysococcyx basalis
- Australian Owlet-NightjarAegotheles cristatus
- Stubble QuailCoturnix pectoralis
- CootFulica atra
- Musk LorikeetGlossopsitta concinna
- Painted ButtonquailTurnix varius
- BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatus
- Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Pallid cuckooCuculus pallidus
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species in April.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan34°/17°33 mm
- Feb32°/16°36 mm
- Mar28°/13°29 mm
- Apr23°/10°31 mm
- May18°/6°28 mm
- Jun14°/4°38 mm
- Jul13°/3°34 mm
- Aug15°/3°36 mm
- Sep19°/6°29 mm
- Oct24°/8°31 mm
- Nov28°/12°43 mm
- Dec31°/14°41 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Barmah.
Town in Victoria, Australia
Barmah is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Australia.
163 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 6,696 open records.
The most recorded are the White-plumed Honeyeater, the Sulphur-crested Cockatoo and the Brown Treecreeper.
30 species come for the summer, 21 for the winter and 4 only pass through.
2 are threatened worldwide, including Diamond Firetail and Southern Whiteface.
The most species are recorded in April.
Get there and watch
- Barmah Bridge Caravan Parkcampsite · 0.9 km · 10 within 10 km
- Barmah Hotel Motelplace to stay · 0.7 km · 1 within 10 km
- Moamanearest town · 21 km in a straight line
- Albury Airport (ABX)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 179 km in a straight lineCar hire at ABX airport (East Albury)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
Plan the visit
A guided walk, a bed nearby, a car.
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From above
The place and its surroundings.
The satellite image of the 6 × 6 km around the place, with the bird hides, towers and trails that OpenStreetMap shows.
Around, in OpenStreetMap
- 10campsites within 10 kmBarmah Bridge Caravan Park, The Ranch Site 3, The Ranch Site 7 and 7 more
- 1places to stay within 10 kmBarmah Hotel Motel
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 km
- car parks within 3 km
- restaurants and cafés within 3 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
In our other atlases
Around Barmah.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Lakeyas2 lakes within 15 kmBarmah Lake1.1 km² · 7.9 kmHut Lake0.3 km² · 12 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Other places nearby.
Barmah
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- 59Birdyas Score
- 163Species
- 55Migrants
- 2Threatened
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- 305Species
- 117Migrants
- 15Threatened
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- 80Birdyas Score
- 248Species
- 84Migrants
- 8Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q2257344) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 6,696 open bird records within 6 km (GBIF, CC0 and CC BY 4.0 only; mostly eBird, Cornell Lab of Ornithology) |
| See these records | gbif.org |
| Species | GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0; Wikidata (CC0); Wikimedia Commons |
| Altitude | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Temperature and rain | NASA POWER (CERES SYN1deg, 2001–2020; MERRA-2) |
| What is around | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Sister atlases | Lakeyas, Riveryas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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