Australia Ramsar wetland
Coorong National Park
148 bird species recorded; the most in September and in December.
Hullwarren · CC BY-SA 3.0
This month here
85 species in January.82 species in February.62 species in March.74 species in April.87 species in May.49 species in June.65 species in July.74 species in August.98 species in September.83 species in October.64 species in November.98 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.
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- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
148 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).
- 148Speciesrecorded more than once
- 48Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 7ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 6,619Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 9Raptors
- 1Owls
- 21Waders
- 10Gulls & seabirds
- 11Ducks & geese
- 19Herons, ibises & grebes
- 51Songbirds
- 26Other 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 148 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors9 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Nankeen KestrelFalco cenchroides
- Black-shouldered KiteElanus axillaris
- Brown FalconFalco berigora
- Wedge-tailed EagleAquila audax
- Whistling KiteHaliastur sphenurus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Swamp HarrierCircus approximans
- White-bellied Sea-EagleHaliaeetus leucogaster
- Spotted HarrierCircus assimilis
Owls1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Southern BoobookNinox boobook
Waders21 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Pied OystercatcherHaematopus longirostris
- Masked LapwingVanellus miles
- Red-necked StintCalidris ruficollisNT
- Australian Red-necked AvocetRecurvirostra novaehollandiae
- Red-capped PloverCharadrius ruficapillus
- Banded StiltCladorhynchus leucocephalus
- Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataVU
- Hooded DotterelThinornis cucullatusNT
- Pied StiltHimantopus leucocephalus
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Banded LapwingVanellus tricolor
- Sooty OystercatcherHaematopus fuliginosus
- Double-banded PloverCharadrius bicinctusNT
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Red-kneed DotterelErythrogonys cinctus
- Pacific Golden PloverPluvialis fulva
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
Gulls & seabirds10 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- Fairy TernSternula nereisVU
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Great Crested-TernThalasseus bergii
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Pacific GullLarus pacificus
- White-fronted TernSterna striataNT
- Salvin's PrionPachyptila salvini
Ducks & geese11 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Australian ShelduckTadorna tadornoides
- Chestnut TealAnas castanea
- Grey TealAnas gracilis
- Musk DuckBiziura lobata
- Black swanCygnus atratus
- Pacific Black DuckAnas superciliosa
- Pink-eared DuckMalacorhynchus membranaceus
- Australasian ShovelerSpatula rhynchotis
- HardheadAythya australis
- Maned DuckChenonetta jubata
- Blue-billed DuckOxyura australis
Herons, ibises & grebes19 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Australian PelicanPelecanus conspicillatus
- Hoary-headed GrebePoliocephalus poliocephalus
- White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiae
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Little Black CormorantPhalacrocorax sulcirostris
- Pied CormorantPhalacrocorax varius
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Australian White IbisThreskiornis molucca
- Little Pied CormorantMicrocarbo melanoleucos
- Straw-necked IbisThreskiornis spinicollis
- Ardea modestaArdea modesta
- Royal SpoonbillPlatalea regia
- Australasian GrebeTachybaptus novaehollandiae
- Yellow-billed SpoonbillPlatalea flavipes
- Nankeen Night HeronNycticorax caledonicus
- White-necked HeronArdea pacifica
- Australasian DarterAnhinga novaehollandiae
Songbirds51 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Singing HoneyeaterGavicalis virescens
- Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicen
- Willie-wagtailRhipidura leucophrys
- Rufous BristlebirdDasyornis broadbenti
- Red WattlebirdAnthochaera carunculata
- Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
- Australian RavenCorvus coronoides
- White-fronted ChatEpthianura albifrons
- Little RavenCorvus mellori
- Spiny-cheeked HoneyeaterAcanthagenys rufogularis
- New Holland HoneyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiae
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Superb Fairy-wrenMalurus cyaneus
- White-browed BabblerPomatostomus superciliosus
- SilvereyeZosterops lateralis
- White-browed ScrubwrenSericornis frontalis
- Southern Emu-wrenStipiturus malachurus
- Grey CurrawongStrepera versicolor
- Grey ShrikethrushColluricincla harmonica
- Beautiful FiretailStagonopleura bella
- Black-faced CuckooshrikeCoracina novaehollandiae
- Rhipidura albiscapaRhipidura albiscapa
- Magpie larkGrallina cyanoleuca
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Brown ThornbillAcanthiza pusilla
- Noisy MinerManorina melanocephala
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Purple-gaped HoneyeaterLichenostomus cratitius
- Grey ButcherbirdCracticus torquatus
- Australian PipitAnthus australis
- Yellow-rumped ThornbillAcanthiza chrysorrhoa
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Striated ThornbillAcanthiza lineata
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Little WattlebirdAnthochaera chrysoptera
- Australian Golden WhistlerPachycephala pectoralis
- White-browed WoodswallowArtamus superciliosus
- Brown-headed HoneyeaterMelithreptus brevirostris
- Southern Scrub RobinDrymodes brunneopygia
- Tree MartinPetrochelidon nigricans
- Grey-crowned BabblerPomatostomus temporalis
- White-backed SwallowCheramoeca leucosterna
- Fairy MartinPetrochelidon ariel
- Crested BellbirdOreoica gutturalis
- Dusky WoodswallowArtamus cyanopterus
- Southern WhitefaceAphelocephala leucopsisVU
- Australasian PipitAnthus novaeseelandiae
- Shy HeathwrenCalamanthus cautus
- Masked WoodswallowArtamus personatus
- Brown SonglarkMegalurus cruralis
- White-plumed HoneyeaterPtilotula penicillata
Other birds26 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Peaceful DoveGeopelia placida
- Common BronzewingPhaps chalcoptera
- GalahEolophus roseicapilla
- Crested PigeonOcyphaps lophotes
- EmuDromaius novaehollandiae
- Eastern Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
- Brush BronzewingPhaps elegans
- Yellow-tailed Black CockatooZanda funerea
- Australian RingneckBarnardius zonarius
- Orange-bellied ParrotNeophema chrysogasterCR
- CootFulica atra
- Elegant ParrotNeophema elegans
- Fan-tailed CuckooCacomantis flabelliformis
- Black-tailed NativehenGallinula ventralis
- Blue-winged ParrotNeophema chrysostomaVU
- Red-rumped ParrotPsephotus haematonotus
- MalleefowlLeipoa ocellataVU
- Horsfield's Bronze CuckooChrysococcyx basalis
- Australasian SwamphenPorphyrio melanotus
- Brown QuailSynoicus ypsilophorus
- Little CorellaCacatua sanguinea
- Shining cuckooChrysococcyx lucidus
- Lewin's RailLewinia pectoralis
- Stubble QuailCoturnix pectoralis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Pacific SwiftApus pacificus
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 September and in December.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan23°/16°29 mm
- Feb23°/16°23 mm
- Mar22°/15°32 mm
- Apr20°/14°29 mm
- May17°/12°47 mm
- Jun15°/10°54 mm
- Jul14°/10°56 mm
- Aug14°/10°51 mm
- Sep16°/10°42 mm
- Oct18°/12°25 mm
- Nov21°/13°24 mm
- Dec22°/15°22 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Coorong National Park.
National park in South Australia
Coorong National Park is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Australia.
148 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 6,619 open records.
The most recorded are the Australian Pelican, the Silver Gull and the Australian Shelduck.
21 species come for the summer, 26 for the winter and 1 only pass through.
7 are threatened worldwide, including Fairy Tern, Sharp-tailed Sandpiper and Curlew Sandpiper.
The most species are recorded in September and in December.
Get there and watch
- Coorong Caravan Parkcampsite · 3.5 km · 2 within 10 km
- Adelaide International Airport (ADL)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 153 km in a straight lineCar hire at ADL airport (Adelaide)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
- 2campsites within 10 kmCoorong Caravan Park, Gemini Downs Holiday Centre
- 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
- places to stay within 10 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 Coorong National Park.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas4 mountains within 25 kmSalt Creek Hill · 12 kmParnka Hill · 21 kmSmith Bluff · 25 kmMount Murray · 25 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Photographs
The place, as people saw it.
Other places nearby.
Coorong National Park
Australia
- 67Birdyas Score
- 148Species
- 48Migrants
- 7Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q1129899) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 6,619 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 | Peakyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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