Australia Ramsar wetland
Gunbower National Park
208 bird species recorded; the most from October to December.
AndreB94 · CC BY-SA 4.0
This month here
103 species in January.97 species in February.91 species in March.111 species in April.85 species in May.85 species in June.106 species in July.98 species in August.117 species in September.128 species in October.129 species in November.124 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
208 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).
- 208Speciesrecorded more than once
- 53Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 5ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 10,879Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 79 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 16Raptors
- 4Owls
- 8Waders
- 3Gulls & seabirds
- 11Ducks & geese
- 24Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 91Songbirds
- 50Other 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 208 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors16 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Whistling KiteHaliastur sphenurus
- Wedge-tailed EagleAquila audax
- White-bellied Sea-EagleHaliaeetus leucogaster
- Brown FalconFalco berigora
- Swamp HarrierCircus approximans
- Little EagleHieraaetus morphnoides
- Brown GoshawkAccipiter fasciatus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Black-shouldered KiteElanus axillaris
- Nankeen KestrelFalco cenchroides
- Australian hobbyFalco longipennis
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Square-tailed KiteLophoictinia isura
- Collared SparrowhawkAccipiter cirrocephalus
- Spotted HarrierCircus assimilis
- Black FalconFalco subniger
Owls4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Southern BoobookNinox boobook
- MopokeNinox novaeseelandiae
- Eastern Barn OwlTyto javanica
- Barking BoobookNinox connivens
Waders8 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Masked LapwingVanellus miles
- Black-fronted DotterelElseyornis melanops
- Bush Thick-kneeBurhinus grallarius
- Japanese SnipeGallinago hardwickiiNT
- Australian Painted-snipeRostratula australis
- Red-kneed DotterelErythrogonys cinctus
- Pied StiltHimantopus leucocephalus
- Banded LapwingVanellus tricolor
Gulls & seabirds3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- Australian TernGelochelidon macrotarsa
Ducks & geese11 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Pacific Black DuckAnas superciliosa
- Maned DuckChenonetta jubata
- Grey TealAnas gracilis
- Black swanCygnus atratus
- Australian ShelduckTadorna tadornoides
- Musk DuckBiziura lobata
- Chestnut TealAnas castanea
- HardheadAythya australis
- Pink-eared DuckMalacorhynchus membranaceus
- Australasian ShovelerSpatula rhynchotis
- Grass Whistling DuckDendrocygna eytoni
Herons, ibises & grebes24 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little Pied CormorantMicrocarbo melanoleucos
- White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiae
- Australian White IbisThreskiornis molucca
- Straw-necked IbisThreskiornis spinicollis
- Australasian DarterAnhinga novaehollandiae
- Little Black CormorantPhalacrocorax sulcirostris
- Nankeen Night HeronNycticorax caledonicus
- White-necked HeronArdea pacifica
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Yellow-billed SpoonbillPlatalea flavipes
- Ardea modestaArdea modesta
- Australian PelicanPelecanus conspicillatus
- Australasian GrebeTachybaptus novaehollandiae
- Royal SpoonbillPlatalea regia
- Egretta intermediaEgretta intermedia
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Hoary-headed GrebePoliocephalus poliocephalus
- Australian Little BitternIxobrychus dubius
- Pied CormorantPhalacrocorax varius
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Australasian BitternBotaurus poiciloptilusVU
- Eastern Cattle EgretBubulcus coromandus
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
Storks & cranes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- BrolgaGrus rubicunda
Songbirds91 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Brown TreecreeperClimacteris picumnus
- White-plumed HoneyeaterPtilotula penicillata
- Grey ShrikethrushColluricincla harmonica
- Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicen
- Striated PardalotePardalotus striatus
- Superb Fairy-wrenMalurus cyaneus
- Willie-wagtailRhipidura leucophrys
- Corcorax melanoramphosCorcorax melanoramphos
- White-throated TreecreeperCormobates leucophaea
- Australian RavenCorvus coronoides
- Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
- Black-faced CuckooshrikeCoracina novaehollandiae
- Jacky-winterMicroeca fascinans
- Rhipidura albiscapaRhipidura albiscapa
- Rufous WhistlerPachycephala rufiventris
- Magpie larkGrallina cyanoleuca
- Noisy FriarbirdPhilemon corniculatus
- WeebillSmicrornis brevirostris
- Noisy MinerManorina melanocephala
- Dusky WoodswallowArtamus cyanopterus
- Buff-rumped ThornbillAcanthiza reguloides
- Little RavenCorvus mellori
- Little FriarbirdPhilemon citreogularis
- Pied ButcherbirdCracticus nigrogularis
- White-browed ScrubwrenSericornis frontalis
- Crested Shrike-titFalcunculus frontatus
- Australian Reed-WarblerAcrocephalus australis
- White-browed BabblerPomatostomus superciliosus
- Spotted PardalotePardalotus punctatus
- Yellow-rumped ThornbillAcanthiza chrysorrhoa
- MistletoebirdDicaeum hirundinaceum
- Restless FlycatcherMyiagra inquieta
- SilvereyeZosterops lateralis
- Yellow ThornbillAcanthiza nana
- Gilbert's WhistlerPachycephala inornata
- Western GerygoneGerygone fusca
- Grey-crowned BabblerPomatostomus temporalis
- Tree MartinPetrochelidon nigricans
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Red WattlebirdAnthochaera carunculata
- Red-browed FiretailNeochmia temporalis
- Australian Golden WhistlerPachycephala pectoralis
- Red-capped RobinPetroica goodenovii
- Blue-faced HoneyeaterEntomyzon cyanotis
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Diamond FiretailStagonopleura guttataVU
- Australian White-winged TrillerLalage tricolor
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Brown-headed HoneyeaterMelithreptus brevirostris
- Rufous SonglarkMegalurus mathewsi
- Striated ThornbillAcanthiza lineata
- Varied SittellaDaphoenositta chrysoptera
- Olive-backed OrioleOriolus sagittatus
- White-browed WoodswallowArtamus superciliosus
- Fairy MartinPetrochelidon ariel
- Scarlet RobinPetroica boodang
- Flame RobinPetroica phoenicea
- Pied CurrawongStrepera graculina
- Little GrassbirdMegalurus gramineus
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Hooded RobinMelanodryas cucullata
- Chestnut-rumped ThornbillAcanthiza uropygialis
- Artamus leucorhynchosArtamus leucorhynchos
- Grey ButcherbirdCracticus torquatus
- Artamus leucorynArtamus leucoryn
- Southern WhitefaceAphelocephala leucopsisVU
- White-fronted ChatEpthianura albifrons
- Australasian PipitAnthus novaeseelandiae
- Sunda Zebra FinchTaeniopygia guttata
- Black-chinned HoneyeaterMelithreptus gularis
- White-backed SwallowCheramoeca leucosterna
- Masked WoodswallowArtamus personatus
- Singing BushlarkMirafra javanica
- Brown SonglarkMegalurus cruralis
- Ground Cuckoo-shrikeCoracina maxima
- Chestnut-crowned BabblerPomatostomus ruficeps
- Singing HoneyeaterGavicalis virescens
- Leaden FlycatcherMyiagra rubecula
- Spiny-cheeked HoneyeaterAcanthagenys rufogularis
- White-bellied CuckooshrikeCoracina papuensis
- Golden-headed CisticolaCisticola exilis
- Brown ThornbillAcanthiza pusilla
- White-naped HoneyeaterMelithreptus lunatus
- Crimson ChatEpthianura tricolor
- Striped HoneyeaterPlectorhyncha lanceolata
- Eastern Yellow RobinEopsaltria australis
- Bassian ThrushZoothera lunulata
- ApostlebirdStruthidea cinerea
- Black-faced WoodswallowArtamus cinereus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Purple-backed FairywrenMalurus assimilis
Other birds50 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Sulphur-crested CockatooCacatua galerita
- GalahEolophus roseicapilla
- KookaburraDacelo novaeguineae
- Crimson RosellaPlatycercus elegans
- Red-rumped ParrotPsephotus haematonotus
- Peaceful DoveGeopelia placida
- Eastern RosellaPlatycercus eximius
- Sacred KingfisherTodiramphus sanctus
- Common BronzewingPhaps chalcoptera
- Dusky MoorhenGallinula tenebrosa
- EmuDromaius novaehollandiae
- Crested PigeonOcyphaps lophotes
- Azure KingfisherCeyx azureus
- Australasian SwamphenPorphyrio melanotus
- Long-billed CorellaCacatua tenuirostris
- Rainbow Bee-eaterMerops ornatus
- CootFulica atra
- Tawny FrogmouthPodargus strigoides
- Horsfield's Bronze CuckooChrysococcyx basalis
- Little CorellaCacatua sanguinea
- Western SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Fan-tailed CuckooCacomantis flabelliformis
- Oriental DollarbirdEurystomus orientalis
- Pallid cuckooCuculus pallidus
- Buff-banded RailGallirallus philippensis
- Black-tailed NativehenGallinula ventralis
- Baillon's CrakePorzana pusilla
- Shining cuckooChrysococcyx lucidus
- Australian Owlet-NightjarAegotheles cristatus
- Stubble QuailCoturnix pectoralis
- Painted ButtonquailTurnix varius
- Brown QuailSynoicus ypsilophorus
- CockatielNymphicus hollandicus
- Coconut LorikeetTrichoglossus haematodus
- Spotless CrakePorzana tabuensis
- Little Button-quailTurnix velox
- BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatus
- Australian CrakePorzana fluminea
- Little LorikeetParvipsitta pusilla
- Red-chested Button-quailTurnix pyrrhothorax
- Red-backed KingfisherTodiramphus pyrrhopygius
- Needle-tailed SwiftHirundapus caudacutus
- Blue-winged ParrotNeophema chrysostomaVU
- Diamond DoveGeopelia cuneata
- Pacific SwiftApus pacificus
- Purple-crowned LorikeetParvipsitta porphyrocephala
- BluebonnetNorthiella haematogaster
- Australian RingneckBarnardius zonarius
- Swift ParrotLathamus discolorCR
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 October to December.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan34°/17°34 mm
- Feb33°/17°29 mm
- Mar29°/14°23 mm
- Apr24°/10°25 mm
- May18°/7°23 mm
- Jun15°/4°30 mm
- Jul14°/4°28 mm
- Aug16°/4°29 mm
- Sep20°/6°26 mm
- Oct25°/9°26 mm
- Nov29°/13°41 mm
- Dec32°/15°36 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Gunbower National Park.
National park in Victoria, Australia
Gunbower National Park is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Australia.
208 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 10,879 open records.
The most recorded are the Brown Treecreeper, the White-plumed Honeyeater and the Sulphur-crested Cockatoo.
31 species come for the summer, 22 for the winter and 0 only pass through.
5 are threatened worldwide, including Diamond Firetail, Southern Whiteface and Australasian Bittern.
The most species are recorded from October to December.
Get there and watch
- Koondrook State Forestcampsite · 2.0 km · 30 within 10 km
- Koondrook Retreatplace to stay · 8.0 km · 9 within 10 km
- Barhamnearest town · 9.7 km in a straight line
- Melbourne Airport (MEL)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 227 km in a straight lineCar hire at MEL airport (Melbourne)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
- 30campsites within 10 kmKoondrook State Forest, Gunbower 11, Gunbower 14 and 27 more
- 9places to stay within 10 kmKoondrook Retreat, Murray Waters Motor Inn & Apartments, Barham Colonial Motel and 6 more
- 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 Gunbower National Park.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas5 mountains within 25 kmLittle Bonum Sandhill · 5.3 kmBig Bonum Sandhill · 5.7 kmGabo Hill · 15 kmHorseshoe Sandhill · 17 kmBlack Box Sandhill · 19 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.
Gunbower National Park
Australia
- 67Birdyas Score
- 208Species
- 53Migrants
- 5Threatened
Wandown Important Bird Area
Australia · 146 km
- 58Birdyas Score
- 120Species
- 52Migrants
- 3Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q1554546) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 10,879 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, Riveryas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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