Australia Ramsar wetland
Lake Kununurra
241 bird species recorded; the most from August to October.
Shib68 · CC BY-SA 4.0
This month here
170 species in January.134 species in February.143 species in March.150 species in April.167 species in May.175 species in June.181 species in July.195 species in August.187 species in September.198 species in October.160 species in November.146 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
241 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).
- 241Speciesrecorded more than once
- 71Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 2ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 62,198Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 20Raptors
- 4Owls
- 22Waders
- 7Gulls & seabirds
- 12Ducks & geese
- 27Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 91Songbirds
- 56Other 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 241 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors20 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Whistling KiteHaliastur sphenurus
- Brown FalconFalco berigora
- White-bellied Sea-EagleHaliaeetus leucogaster
- Nankeen KestrelFalco cenchroides
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Brahminy KiteHaliastur indus
- Wedge-tailed EagleAquila audax
- Australian hobbyFalco longipennis
- Spotted HarrierCircus assimilis
- Black-breasted buzzardHamirostra melanosternon
- Black-shouldered KiteElanus axillaris
- Little EagleHieraaetus morphnoides
- Brown GoshawkAccipiter fasciatus
- Pacific BazaAviceda subcristata
- Swamp HarrierCircus approximans
- Square-tailed KiteLophoictinia isura
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Black FalconFalco subniger
- Collared SparrowhawkAccipiter cirrocephalus
Owls4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Barking BoobookNinox connivens
- Southern BoobookNinox boobook
- Eastern Barn OwlTyto javanica
- MopokeNinox novaeseelandiae
Waders22 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Masked LapwingVanellus miles
- Comb-crested JacanaIrediparra gallinacea
- Pied StiltHimantopus leucocephalus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Bush Thick-kneeBurhinus grallarius
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Red-kneed DotterelErythrogonys cinctus
- Black-fronted DotterelElseyornis melanops
- Australian PratincoleStiltia isabella
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataVU
- Pacific Golden PloverPluvialis fulva
- Oriental PratincoleGlareola maldivarum
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Oriental DotterelCharadrius veredus
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Red-necked StintCalidris ruficollisNT
- Long-toed StintCalidris subminuta
- Australian Red-necked AvocetRecurvirostra novaehollandiae
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Little CurlewNumenius minutus
Gulls & seabirds7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Australian TernGelochelidon macrotarsa
- Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Little TernSternula albifrons
Ducks & geese12 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Green Pygmy GooseNettapus pulchellus
- Raja ShelduckRadjah radjah
- Wandering Whistling-DuckDendrocygna arcuata
- Grass Whistling DuckDendrocygna eytoni
- Magpie GooseAnseranas semipalmata
- HardheadAythya australis
- Grey TealAnas gracilis
- Pacific Black DuckAnas superciliosa
- Pink-eared DuckMalacorhynchus membranaceus
- Maned DuckChenonetta jubata
- Black swanCygnus atratus
- Freckled DuckStictonetta naevosa
Herons, ibises & grebes27 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Straw-necked IbisThreskiornis spinicollis
- Little Pied CormorantMicrocarbo melanoleucos
- Australasian DarterAnhinga novaehollandiae
- Little Black CormorantPhalacrocorax sulcirostris
- Egretta intermediaEgretta intermedia
- Australasian GrebeTachybaptus novaehollandiae
- Australian PelicanPelecanus conspicillatus
- Pied HeronEgretta picata
- Australian White IbisThreskiornis molucca
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Pied CormorantPhalacrocorax varius
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiae
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- White-necked HeronArdea pacifica
- Nankeen Night HeronNycticorax caledonicus
- Oriental DarterAnhinga melanogaster
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Hoary-headed GrebePoliocephalus poliocephalus
- Royal SpoonbillPlatalea regia
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Striated HeronButorides striata
- Reef HeronEgretta sacra
- Ardea modestaArdea modesta
- Yellow-billed SpoonbillPlatalea flavipes
- Little BitternIxobrychus minutus
- Black BitternDupetor flavicollis
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-necked StorkEphippiorhynchus asiaticus
- BrolgaGrus rubicunda
Songbirds91 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Magpie larkGrallina cyanoleuca
- Brown HoneyeaterLichmera indistincta
- White-gaped HoneyeaterStomiopera unicolor
- Great BowerbirdChlamydera nuchalis
- Crimson FinchNeochmia phaeton
- Blue-faced HoneyeaterEntomyzon cyanotis
- Double-barred FinchTaeniopygia bichenovii
- Artamus leucorhynchosArtamus leucorhynchos
- Australian Reed-WarblerAcrocephalus australis
- Rufous-throated HoneyeaterConopophila rufogularis
- White-bellied CuckooshrikeCoracina papuensis
- Grey-crowned BabblerPomatostomus temporalis
- Yellow OrioleOriolus flavocinctus
- Paperbark FlycatcherMyiagra nana
- Willie-wagtailRhipidura leucophrys
- Black-faced CuckooshrikeCoracina novaehollandiae
- Yellow-tinted HoneyeaterPtilotula flavescens
- Golden-headed CisticolaCisticola exilis
- Chestnut-breasted MannikinLonchura castaneothorax
- Rufous WhistlerPachycephala rufiventris
- White-throated HoneyeaterMelithreptus albogularis
- Fairy MartinPetrochelidon ariel
- Torresian CrowCorvus orru
- Striated PardalotePardalotus striatus
- MistletoebirdDicaeum hirundinaceum
- Buff-sided RobinPoecilodryas cerviniventris
- Olive-backed OrioleOriolus sagittatus
- Yellow-throated MinerManorina flavigula
- Black-faced WoodswallowArtamus cinereus
- Pied ButcherbirdCracticus nigrogularis
- Little FriarbirdPhilemon citreogularis
- Yellow-rumped MuniaLonchura flaviprymna
- Australian White-winged TrillerLalage tricolor
- Sandstone Shrike-thrushColluricincla woodwardi
- Silver-crowned FriarbirdPhilemon argenticeps
- Red-backed FairywrenMalurus melanocephalus
- Shining FlycatcherMyiagra alecto
- Long-tailed FinchPoephila acuticauda
- Northern FantailRhipidura rufiventris
- Tree MartinPetrochelidon nigricans
- WeebillSmicrornis brevirostris
- Masked FinchPoephila personata
- Little WoodswallowArtamus minor
- Purple-crowned FairywrenMalurus coronatus
- Star FinchNeochmia ruficauda
- Purple-backed FairywrenMalurus assimilis
- Sunda Zebra FinchTaeniopygia guttata
- Yellow White-eyeZosterops luteus
- Singing BushlarkMirafra javanica
- Masked WoodswallowArtamus personatus
- Leaden FlycatcherMyiagra rubecula
- Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicen
- Bar-breasted HoneyeaterRamsayornis fasciatus
- Megalurus timoriensisMegalurus timoriensis
- Banded HoneyeaterCissomela pectoralis
- Australasian FigbirdSphecotheres vieilloti
- Jacky-winterMicroeca fascinans
- Singing HoneyeaterGavicalis virescens
- Black-chinned HoneyeaterMelithreptus gularis
- Gouldian finchErythrura gouldiae
- Pictorella MannikinHeteromunia pectoralis
- Grey-fronted HoneyeaterPtilotula plumula
- Myzomela obscuraMyzomela obscura
- Grey ButcherbirdCracticus torquatus
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Grey ShrikethrushColluricincla harmonica
- White-throated GerygoneGerygone olivacea
- Varied SittellaDaphoenositta chrysoptera
- Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
- Variegated Fairy-wrenMalurus lamberti
- Australian PipitAnthus australis
- Rhipidura albiscapaRhipidura albiscapa
- Restless FlycatcherMyiagra inquieta
- White-winged TrillerLalage sueurii
- Rufous SonglarkMegalurus mathewsi
- Red-browed PardalotePardalotus rubricatus
- Black-tailed TreecreeperClimacteris melanurus
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- White-browed WoodswallowArtamus superciliosus
- Green-backed GerygoneGerygone chloronota
- Mangrove GerygoneGerygone levigaster
- Ground Cuckoo-shrikeCoracina maxima
- Red-headed HoneyeaterMyzomela erythrocephala
- Lemon-bellied FlyrobinMicroeca flavigaster
- Australasian PipitAnthus novaeseelandiae
- Eastern Yellow WagtailMotacilla tschutschensis
- Spangled DrongoDicrurus bracteatus
- Little GrassbirdMegalurus gramineus
- Painted FinchEmblema pictum
- Brown SonglarkMegalurus cruralis
- Artamus leucorynArtamus leucoryn
Other birds56 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Peaceful DoveGeopelia placida
- Bar-shouldered DoveGeopelia humeralis
- Rainbow Bee-eaterMerops ornatus
- Red-collared LorikeetTrichoglossus rubritorquis
- Australasian SwamphenPorphyrio melanotus
- Sacred KingfisherTodiramphus sanctus
- Blue-winged KookaburraDacelo leachii
- Red-winged ParrotAprosmictus erythropterus
- Little CorellaCacatua sanguinea
- Brush CuckooCacomantis variolosus
- Pheasant CoucalCentropus phasianinus
- Red-tailed Black CockatooCalyptorhynchus banksii
- White-browed CrakePorzana cinerea
- White-quilled Rock-PigeonPetrophassa albipennis
- Oriental DollarbirdEurystomus orientalis
- Sulphur-crested CockatooCacatua galerita
- CootFulica atra
- Azure KingfisherCeyx azureus
- Pacific KoelEudynamys orientalis
- Torresian Imperial PigeonDucula spilorrhoa
- Diamond DoveGeopelia cuneata
- Tawny FrogmouthPodargus strigoides
- GalahEolophus roseicapilla
- Pallid cuckooCuculus pallidus
- Western SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
- Red-backed KingfisherTodiramphus pyrrhopygius
- Horsfield's Bronze CuckooChrysococcyx basalis
- Baillon's CrakePorzana pusilla
- Crested PigeonOcyphaps lophotes
- Dusky MoorhenGallinula tenebrosa
- Varied LorikeetPsitteuteles versicolor
- CockatielNymphicus hollandicus
- Brown QuailSynoicus ypsilophorus
- Australian BustardArdeotis australis
- Channel-billed CuckooScythrops novaehollandiae
- Northern RosellaPlatycercus venustus
- Coconut LorikeetTrichoglossus haematodus
- Buff-banded RailGallirallus philippensis
- BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Spotted NightjarEurostopodus argus
- Spinifex PigeonGeophaps plumifera
- Pacific SwiftApus pacificus
- Spotless CrakePorzana tabuensis
- Little Bronze CuckooChrysococcyx minutillus
- Black-tailed NativehenGallinula ventralis
- Australian CrakePorzana fluminea
- Black-eared CuckooChrysococcyx osculans
- Red-backed ButtonquailTurnix maculosus
- Australian Owlet-NightjarAegotheles cristatus
- Red-chested Button-quailTurnix pyrrhothorax
- Oriental CuckooCuculus optatus
- Pacific Emerald DoveChalcophaps longirostris
- Forest KingfisherTodiramphus macleayii
- Torresian KingfisherTodiramphus sordidus
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
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 August to October.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan33°/25°233 mm
- Feb32°/24°238 mm
- Mar32°/24°161 mm
- Apr33°/21°27 mm
- May32°/18°8 mm
- Jun30°/15°6 mm
- Jul30°/15°1 mm
- Aug32°/16°0 mm
- Sep37°/22°7 mm
- Oct39°/25°30 mm
- Nov39°/26°72 mm
- Dec36°/26°181 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Lake Kununurra.
Lake in Western Australia
Lake Kununurra is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Australia.
241 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 62,198 open records.
The most recorded are the Peaceful Dove, the Black Kite and the Bar-shouldered Dove.
30 species come for the summer, 39 for the winter and 2 only pass through.
2 are threatened worldwide, including Sharp-tailed Sandpiper and Curlew Sandpiper.
The most species are recorded from August to October.
Get there and watch
- Kimberleyland Caravan Parkcampsite · 1.5 km · 11 within 10 km
- Freshwater East Kimberley Apartmentsplace to stay · 1.8 km · 13 within 10 km
- Kununurranearest town · 2.6 km in a straight line
- East Kimberley Regional (Kununurra) Airport (KNX)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 4 km in a straight lineCar hire at KNX airport (Kununurra)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
Plan the visit
A guided walk, a bed nearby, a car.
Some links above are affiliate links: if you book through them we may earn a commission, at no extra cost to you. It never changes what the data on this page says.
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
- 1visitor centres within 6 km
- 10viewpoints within 5 kmDerdbe-Gerring Banan Lookout, Demboong Banan Lookout, Kellys Knob and 7 more
- 37car parks within 3 km
- 7restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 11campsites within 10 kmKimberleyland Caravan Park, Discovery Parks Lake Kununurra, Kununurra Lakeside Resort and 8 more
- 13places to stay within 10 kmFreshwater East Kimberley Apartments, Kimberley Grande Resort, Kununurra Lakeside Resort and 10 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 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 Kununurra.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas10 mountains within 25 kmElephant Rock · 2.6 kmMount Cyril · 3.6 kmKellys Knob · 4.1 kmPretlove Promontory · 5.6 kmMount Cecil · 10 kmNigger Hill · 11 kmSheba Hill · 12 kmSteeple Peak · 24 km
Lakeyas1 lakes within 15 kmLake Kununurra0.5 km² · 1.0 km
Cascadyas1 waterfalls within 15 kmCrossing Falls · 5.6 km
Riveryasthe river nearbyOrd River650 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 Kununurra
Australia
- 65Birdyas Score
- 241Species
- 71Migrants
- 2Threatened
Prince Regent and Mitchell River Important Bird Area
Australia · 357 km
- 34Birdyas Score
- 49Species
- 0Migrants
- 0Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q1800974) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 62,198 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, Lakeyas, Cascadyas, Riveryas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
The family
Do you prefer beaches, lakes, mountains, waterfalls, islands, rivers, canyons, caves, dark skies, viewpoints, birdwatching or forests?
Same idea, other landscapes: field atlases built on open data, in seven languages.
beaches
Find your beach: sea temperature, sun and swimming month by month.Visit lakes
Every lake on Earth: water temperature, ice, depth and the shore.Visit mountains
Every summit in 3D: summit weather, the 0 °C line, huts and trails.Visit waterfalls
Every waterfall: height, flow month by month and when it roars.Visit 
islands
Every island from the sea up: size, sea temperature, ferries and 3D.Visit rivers
Every river from source to sea: the journey, the flow and the basin in numbers.Visit 
canyons
Every canyon cut to scale: depth to the floor, rim and floor temperatures, trails and viewpoints.Visit 
caves
Every cave with its real depth and length: the rock above, the temperature inside all year, and how to visit.Visit 
dark skies
Where the night is still dark: the sky of every place, the Milky Way month by month, the Moon, eclipses and auroras.Visit 
viewpoints
Every viewpoint with its real 360° panorama: the peaks you can name, how far you see and where the sun sets.Coming soonVisit 
birdwatching
Every bird sanctuary and wetland with the species recorded month by month: who is resident, who comes for the summer, who only passes through.You are here
forests
Every forest with its land-cover rings, what grows and lives in it, and the best months to walk it.Coming soonVisit