Australia Ramsar wetland
Lake Albacutya
189 bird species recorded; the most in November.
Peter Neaum · CC BY 3.0
This month here
32 species in January.38 species in February.80 species in March.121 species in April.66 species in May.47 species in June.103 species in July.116 species in August.105 species in September.124 species in October.151 species in November.77 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.
VUVU
- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
189 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).
- 189Speciesrecorded more than once
- 67Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 6ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 4,256Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 65 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 15Raptors
- 2Owls
- 15Waders
- 4Gulls & seabirds
- 12Ducks & geese
- 21Herons, ibises & grebes
- 81Songbirds
- 39Other 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 189 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Nankeen KestrelFalco cenchroides
- Wedge-tailed EagleAquila audax
- Whistling KiteHaliastur sphenurus
- Black-shouldered KiteElanus axillaris
- Brown FalconFalco berigora
- Spotted HarrierCircus assimilis
- Little EagleHieraaetus morphnoides
- Black FalconFalco subniger
- Australian hobbyFalco longipennis
- Swamp HarrierCircus approximans
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Brown GoshawkAccipiter fasciatus
- White-bellied Sea-EagleHaliaeetus leucogaster
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Collared SparrowhawkAccipiter cirrocephalus
Owls2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eastern Barn OwlTyto javanica
- Southern BoobookNinox boobook
Waders15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Masked LapwingVanellus miles
- Black-fronted DotterelElseyornis melanops
- Pied StiltHimantopus leucocephalus
- Red-kneed DotterelErythrogonys cinctus
- Red-capped PloverCharadrius ruficapillus
- Red-necked StintCalidris ruficollisNT
- Australian Red-necked AvocetRecurvirostra novaehollandiae
- Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataVU
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Bush Thick-kneeBurhinus grallarius
- Banded LapwingVanellus tricolor
- Banded StiltCladorhynchus leucocephalus
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
Gulls & seabirds4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Australian TernGelochelidon macrotarsa
Ducks & geese12 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Freckled DuckStictonetta naevosa
- Grey TealAnas gracilis
- Australian ShelduckTadorna tadornoides
- Pacific Black DuckAnas superciliosa
- Black swanCygnus atratus
- Australasian ShovelerSpatula rhynchotis
- HardheadAythya australis
- Musk DuckBiziura lobata
- Maned DuckChenonetta jubata
- Pink-eared DuckMalacorhynchus membranaceus
- Blue-billed DuckOxyura australis
- Chestnut TealAnas castanea
Herons, ibises & grebes21 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little Pied CormorantMicrocarbo melanoleucos
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Hoary-headed GrebePoliocephalus poliocephalus
- Australian PelicanPelecanus conspicillatus
- Little Black CormorantPhalacrocorax sulcirostris
- White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiae
- Australasian DarterAnhinga novaehollandiae
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Pied CormorantPhalacrocorax varius
- Australasian GrebeTachybaptus novaehollandiae
- Ardea modestaArdea modesta
- Yellow-billed SpoonbillPlatalea flavipes
- White-necked HeronArdea pacifica
- Australian White IbisThreskiornis molucca
- Straw-necked IbisThreskiornis spinicollis
- Nankeen Night HeronNycticorax caledonicus
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Royal SpoonbillPlatalea regia
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Egretta intermediaEgretta intermedia
Songbirds81 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicen
- Willie-wagtailRhipidura leucophrys
- Brown TreecreeperClimacteris picumnus
- Tree MartinPetrochelidon nigricans
- Spiny-cheeked HoneyeaterAcanthagenys rufogularis
- Striated PardalotePardalotus striatus
- White-plumed HoneyeaterPtilotula penicillata
- Australian RavenCorvus coronoides
- WeebillSmicrornis brevirostris
- White-browed BabblerPomatostomus superciliosus
- Yellow-rumped ThornbillAcanthiza chrysorrhoa
- Chestnut-rumped ThornbillAcanthiza uropygialis
- Red-capped RobinPetroica goodenovii
- Grey ShrikethrushColluricincla harmonica
- Singing HoneyeaterGavicalis virescens
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Splendid FairywrenMalurus splendens
- Black-faced CuckooshrikeCoracina novaehollandiae
- Corcorax melanoramphosCorcorax melanoramphos
- Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
- Magpie larkGrallina cyanoleuca
- White-fronted ChatEpthianura albifrons
- Rufous WhistlerPachycephala rufiventris
- Rhipidura albiscapaRhipidura albiscapa
- Grey ButcherbirdCracticus torquatus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Spotted PardalotePardalotus punctatus
- Australian PipitAnthus australis
- Brown-headed HoneyeaterMelithreptus brevirostris
- Brown SonglarkMegalurus cruralis
- Noisy MinerManorina melanocephala
- Australasian PipitAnthus novaeseelandiae
- Restless FlycatcherMyiagra inquieta
- White-eared HoneyeaterNesoptilotis leucotis
- Purple-backed FairywrenMalurus assimilis
- Red WattlebirdAnthochaera carunculata
- SilvereyeZosterops lateralis
- Fairy MartinPetrochelidon ariel
- Inland ThornbillAcanthiza apicalis
- Varied SittellaDaphoenositta chrysoptera
- White-browed WoodswallowArtamus superciliosus
- Yellow-throated MinerManorina flavigula
- Grey CurrawongStrepera versicolor
- Little RavenCorvus mellori
- Southern WhitefaceAphelocephala leucopsisVU
- Jacky-winterMicroeca fascinans
- Gilbert's WhistlerPachycephala inornata
- Southern Scrub RobinDrymodes brunneopygia
- Australian Golden WhistlerPachycephala pectoralis
- Pied ButcherbirdCracticus nigrogularis
- Striped HoneyeaterPlectorhyncha lanceolata
- White-backed SwallowCheramoeca leucosterna
- Crested BellbirdOreoica gutturalis
- Rufous SonglarkMegalurus mathewsi
- Yellow-plumed HoneyeaterPtilotula ornata
- Yellow ThornbillAcanthiza nana
- White-fronted HoneyeaterPurnella albifrons
- Hooded RobinMelanodryas cucullata
- Shy HeathwrenCalamanthus cautus
- New Holland HoneyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiae
- Tawny-crowned HoneyeaterGliciphila melanops
- MistletoebirdDicaeum hirundinaceum
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Dusky WoodswallowArtamus cyanopterus
- Buff-rumped ThornbillAcanthiza reguloides
- Australian White-winged TrillerLalage tricolor
- Chestnut-backed Quail-thrushCinclosoma castanotum
- Flame RobinPetroica phoenicea
- Artamus leucorynArtamus leucoryn
- Purple-gaped HoneyeaterLichenostomus cratitius
- Orange ChatEpthianura aurifrons
- Diamond FiretailStagonopleura guttataVU
- Masked WoodswallowArtamus personatus
- Slender-billed ThornbillAcanthiza iredalei
- Little GrassbirdMegalurus gramineus
- Crimson ChatEpthianura tricolor
- Australian Reed-WarblerAcrocephalus australis
- Scarlet RobinPetroica boodang
- Artamus leucorhynchosArtamus leucorhynchos
- Mallee Emu-wrenStipiturus mallee
- Black–eared MinerManorina melanotis
Other birds39 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- GalahEolophus roseicapilla
- Australian RingneckBarnardius zonarius
- Crested PigeonOcyphaps lophotes
- Red-rumped ParrotPsephotus haematonotus
- KookaburraDacelo novaeguineae
- Little CorellaCacatua sanguinea
- Peaceful DoveGeopelia placida
- CootFulica atra
- BluebonnetNorthiella haematogaster
- Regent ParrotPolytelis anthopeplus
- Sulphur-crested CockatooCacatua galerita
- EmuDromaius novaehollandiae
- Rainbow Bee-eaterMerops ornatus
- Common BronzewingPhaps chalcoptera
- Mulga ParrotPsephotellus varius
- Black-tailed NativehenGallinula ventralis
- Dusky MoorhenGallinula tenebrosa
- Sacred KingfisherTodiramphus sanctus
- Eastern RosellaPlatycercus eximius
- Long-billed CorellaCacatua tenuirostris
- Fan-tailed CuckooCacomantis flabelliformis
- Tawny FrogmouthPodargus strigoides
- CockatielNymphicus hollandicus
- Horsfield's Bronze CuckooChrysococcyx basalis
- Australian Owlet-NightjarAegotheles cristatus
- Stubble QuailCoturnix pectoralis
- Western SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
- Red-backed KingfisherTodiramphus pyrrhopygius
- Black-eared CuckooChrysococcyx osculans
- Blue-winged ParrotNeophema chrysostomaVU
- Pallid cuckooCuculus pallidus
- BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatus
- MalleefowlLeipoa ocellataVU
- Shining cuckooChrysococcyx lucidus
- Pink CockatooLophochroa leadbeateri
- Little Button-quailTurnix velox
- Psephotus variusPsephotus varius
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Purple-crowned LorikeetParvipsitta porphyrocephala
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 November.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan33°/16°28 mm
- Feb31°/16°20 mm
- Mar28°/13°19 mm
- Apr23°/10°22 mm
- May18°/7°31 mm
- Jun14°/5°34 mm
- Jul14°/4°35 mm
- Aug15°/4°37 mm
- Sep19°/6°33 mm
- Oct23°/8°27 mm
- Nov28°/11°32 mm
- Dec30°/14°31 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Lake Albacutya.
Lake in Victoria, Australia
Lake Albacutya is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Australia.
189 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 4,256 open records.
The most recorded are the Galah, the Australian Magpie and the Australian Ringneck.
31 species come for the summer, 36 for the winter and 0 only pass through.
6 are threatened worldwide, including Southern Whiteface, Sharp-tailed Sandpiper and Curlew Sandpiper.
The most species are recorded in November.
Get there and watch
- OTIT Campgroundcampsite · 3.3 km · 3 within 10 km
- Mildura Airport (MQL)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 169 km in a straight lineCar hire at MQL airport (Mildura)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
- 3campsites within 10 kmOTIT Campground, Yaapeet Beach Campground - Lake Albacutya Regional Park, Western Beach Campground - Lake Albacutya Regional Park
- 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 Lake Albacutya.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas4 mountains within 25 kmLookout Dune · 19 kmFlagstaff Hill · 20 kmMount Mattingley · 21 kmEastern Lookout · 22 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.
Lake Albacutya
Australia
- 71Birdyas Score
- 189Species
- 67Migrants
- 6Threatened
Wyperfeld, Big Desert and Ngarkat Important Bird Area
Australia · 60 km
- 51Birdyas Score
- 94Species
- 27Migrants
- 3Threatened
Hattah - Kulkyne National Park
Australia · 124 km
- 65Birdyas Score
- 214Species
- 53Migrants
- 4Threatened
Murray-Sunset, Hattah and Annuello Important Bird Area
Australia · 110 km
- 51Birdyas Score
- 77Species
- 34Migrants
- 3Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q7361531) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 4,256 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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