Australia Important Bird Area
Goonoo Important Bird Area
116 bird species recorded; the most from September to October and in December.
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH (contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data), CC BY 4.0, with relief shading from Copernicus WorldDEM-30
This month here
71 species in January.45 species in February.40 species in March.71 species in April.61 species in May.63 species in June.53 species in July.50 species in August.76 species in September.80 species in October.62 species in November.80 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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VU- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
116 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).
- 116Speciesrecorded more than once
- 36Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 2ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 2,659Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 401 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 6Raptors
- 3Owls
- 1Waders
- 1Ducks & geese
- 2Herons, ibises & grebes
- 74Songbirds
- 29Other 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 116 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors6 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Wedge-tailed EagleAquila audax
- Square-tailed KiteLophoictinia isura
- Brown FalconFalco berigora
- Whistling KiteHaliastur sphenurus
- Little EagleHieraaetus morphnoides
- Nankeen KestrelFalco cenchroides
Owls3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MopokeNinox novaeseelandiae
- Barking BoobookNinox connivens
- Eastern Barn OwlTyto javanica
Waders1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Masked LapwingVanellus miles
Ducks & geese1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Maned DuckChenonetta jubata
Herons, ibises & grebes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White-necked HeronArdea pacifica
- Australasian GrebeTachybaptus novaehollandiae
Songbirds74 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White-throated TreecreeperCormobates leucophaea
- Eastern Yellow RobinEopsaltria australis
- Rufous WhistlerPachycephala rufiventris
- White-eared HoneyeaterNesoptilotis leucotis
- Pied CurrawongStrepera graculina
- Rhipidura albiscapaRhipidura albiscapa
- WeebillSmicrornis brevirostris
- Yellow ThornbillAcanthiza nana
- Yellow-faced HoneyeaterCaligavis chrysops
- Spotted PardalotePardalotus punctatus
- Buff-rumped ThornbillAcanthiza reguloides
- Grey ShrikethrushColluricincla harmonica
- Superb Fairy-wrenMalurus cyaneus
- Inland ThornbillAcanthiza apicalis
- Striated PardalotePardalotus striatus
- Brown-headed HoneyeaterMelithreptus brevirostris
- Jacky-winterMicroeca fascinans
- Willie-wagtailRhipidura leucophrys
- Noisy FriarbirdPhilemon corniculatus
- Red WattlebirdAnthochaera carunculata
- Australian RavenCorvus coronoides
- Corcorax melanoramphosCorcorax melanoramphos
- Black-faced CuckooshrikeCoracina novaehollandiae
- Varied SittellaDaphoenositta chrysoptera
- Red-capped RobinPetroica goodenovii
- Striped HoneyeaterPlectorhyncha lanceolata
- Speckled WarblerPyrrholaemus sagittatus
- Magpie larkGrallina cyanoleuca
- Grey ButcherbirdCracticus torquatus
- Australian Golden WhistlerPachycephala pectoralis
- Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicen
- White-plumed HoneyeaterPtilotula penicillata
- White-throated GerygoneGerygone olivacea
- Western GerygoneGerygone fusca
- Spiny-cheeked HoneyeaterAcanthagenys rufogularis
- SilvereyeZosterops lateralis
- Brown TreecreeperClimacteris picumnus
- Noisy MinerManorina melanocephala
- Dusky WoodswallowArtamus cyanopterus
- Yellow-rumped ThornbillAcanthiza chrysorrhoa
- White-browed WoodswallowArtamus superciliosus
- Pied ButcherbirdCracticus nigrogularis
- White-browed BabblerPomatostomus superciliosus
- MistletoebirdDicaeum hirundinaceum
- Grey-crowned BabblerPomatostomus temporalis
- Chestnut-rumped HeathwrenCalamanthus pyrrhopygius
- Brown ThornbillAcanthiza pusilla
- Olive-backed OrioleOriolus sagittatus
- Double-barred FinchTaeniopygia bichenovii
- Spotted Quail-thrushCinclosoma punctatum
- Australian White-winged TrillerLalage tricolor
- Little RavenCorvus mellori
- ApostlebirdStruthidea cinerea
- Rufous SonglarkMegalurus mathewsi
- Masked WoodswallowArtamus personatus
- Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
- Variegated Fairy-wrenMalurus lamberti
- Red-browed FiretailNeochmia temporalis
- Gilbert's WhistlerPachycephala inornata
- Painted honeyeaterGrantiella picta
- Yellow-throated MinerManorina flavigula
- Little WoodswallowArtamus minor
- Common CicadabirdEdolisoma tenuirostre
- Artamus leucorhynchosArtamus leucorhynchos
- Leaden FlycatcherMyiagra rubecula
- White-bellied CuckooshrikeCoracina papuensis
- Blue-faced HoneyeaterEntomyzon cyanotis
- Sunda Zebra FinchTaeniopygia guttata
- Striated ThornbillAcanthiza lineata
- Chestnut-rumped ThornbillAcanthiza uropygialis
- Black-chinned HoneyeaterMelithreptus gularis
- White-naped HoneyeaterMelithreptus lunatus
- Tree MartinPetrochelidon nigricans
- Purple-backed FairywrenMalurus assimilis
Other birds29 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Glossy Black-CockatooCalyptorhynchus lathamiVU
- KookaburraDacelo novaeguineae
- Eastern RosellaPlatycercus eximius
- GalahEolophus roseicapilla
- Common BronzewingPhaps chalcoptera
- MalleefowlLeipoa ocellataVU
- EmuDromaius novaehollandiae
- Australian RingneckBarnardius zonarius
- Australian Owlet-NightjarAegotheles cristatus
- Fan-tailed CuckooCacomantis flabelliformis
- Sacred KingfisherTodiramphus sanctus
- Needle-tailed SwiftHirundapus caudacutus
- Sulphur-crested CockatooCacatua galerita
- Turquoise ParrotNeophema pulchella
- Crested PigeonOcyphaps lophotes
- Horsfield's Bronze CuckooChrysococcyx basalis
- White-throated NightjarEurostopodus mystacalis
- Tawny FrogmouthPodargus strigoides
- Red-winged ParrotAprosmictus erythropterus
- Australian King ParrotAlisterus scapularis
- Painted ButtonquailTurnix varius
- Red-rumped ParrotPsephotus haematonotus
- Pallid cuckooCuculus pallidus
- Peaceful DoveGeopelia placida
- Shining cuckooChrysococcyx lucidus
- Oriental DollarbirdEurystomus orientalis
- Little LorikeetParvipsitta pusilla
- Little Button-quailTurnix velox
- Rainbow Bee-eaterMerops ornatus
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species from September to October and in December.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan35°/20°51 mm
- Feb33°/18°58 mm
- Mar29°/15°58 mm
- Apr25°/12°32 mm
- May19°/7°26 mm
- Jun15°/4°46 mm
- Jul14°/3°32 mm
- Aug16°/4°27 mm
- Sep22°/7°34 mm
- Oct26°/11°43 mm
- Nov30°/14°55 mm
- Dec32°/17°69 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Goonoo Important Bird Area.
Important Bird Area in New South Wales, Australia
Goonoo Important Bird Area is an Important Bird Area (BirdLife) in Australia, 401 m above the sea.
116 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 2,659 open records.
The most recorded are the Glossy Black-Cockatoo, the White-throated Treecreeper and the Eastern Yellow Robin.
24 species come for the summer, 12 for the winter and 0 only pass through.
2 are threatened worldwide, including Glossy Black-Cockatoo and Malleefowl.
The most species are recorded from September to October and in December.
Get there and watch
- Dubbo City Regional Airport (DBO)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 44 km in a straight lineCar hire at DBO airport (Dubbo)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
- 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
- campsites within 10 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 Goonoo Important Bird Area.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas7 mountains within 25 kmBald Hill · 20 kmBallimore Hill · 21 kmHaystack Pinnacle · 22 kmHaystack Hill · 24 kmNarran Hill · 24 kmCave Hill · 25 kmMount Bangalore · 25 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Other places nearby.
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- 52Birdyas Score
- 116Species
- 36Migrants
- 2Threatened
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- 54Birdyas Score
- 109Species
- 47Migrants
- 2Threatened
Towra Point Nature Reserve
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- 91Birdyas Score
- 374Species
- 142Migrants
- 17Threatened
Bundarra-Barraba Important Bird Area
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- 57Birdyas Score
- 126Species
- 47Migrants
- 3Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q5583997) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 2,659 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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