Australia Important Bird Area
Murray-Sunset, Hattah and Annuello Important Bird Area
77 bird species recorded; the most in September.
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
27 species in January.15 species in February.2 species in March.39 species in April.22 species in May.1 species in June.0 species in July.10 species in August.58 species in September.50 species in October.24 species in November.31 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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No records for this month.
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- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
77 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).
- 77Speciesrecorded more than once
- 34Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 3ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 842Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 57 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 4Raptors
- 58Songbirds
- 15Other 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 77 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Nankeen KestrelFalco cenchroides
- Brown FalconFalco berigora
- Whistling KiteHaliastur sphenurus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
Songbirds58 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Crested BellbirdOreoica gutturalis
- Yellow-plumed HoneyeaterPtilotula ornata
- Spotted PardalotePardalotus punctatus
- Chestnut-backed Quail-thrushCinclosoma castanotum
- Grey ShrikethrushColluricincla harmonica
- White-eared HoneyeaterNesoptilotis leucotis
- Grey ButcherbirdCracticus torquatus
- WeebillSmicrornis brevirostris
- Black–eared MinerManorina melanotis
- Spiny-cheeked HoneyeaterAcanthagenys rufogularis
- Striated GrasswrenAmytornis striatus
- Jacky-winterMicroeca fascinans
- Masked WoodswallowArtamus personatus
- White-fronted HoneyeaterPurnella albifrons
- Shy HeathwrenCalamanthus cautus
- Red-lored WhistlerPachycephala rufogularisVU
- Mallee Emu-wrenStipiturus mallee
- Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicen
- White-browed WoodswallowArtamus superciliosus
- Willie-wagtailRhipidura leucophrys
- Southern Scrub RobinDrymodes brunneopygia
- Chestnut-rumped ThornbillAcanthiza uropygialis
- Striated PardalotePardalotus striatus
- Grey CurrawongStrepera versicolor
- Splendid FairywrenMalurus splendens
- White-browed BabblerPomatostomus superciliosus
- Red WattlebirdAnthochaera carunculata
- Australian RavenCorvus coronoides
- Striped HoneyeaterPlectorhyncha lanceolata
- Brown-headed HoneyeaterMelithreptus brevirostris
- Black-faced CuckooshrikeCoracina novaehollandiae
- Yellow-throated MinerManorina flavigula
- Red-capped RobinPetroica goodenovii
- Brown TreecreeperClimacteris picumnus
- Australian Golden WhistlerPachycephala pectoralis
- Rufous WhistlerPachycephala rufiventris
- Hooded RobinMelanodryas cucullata
- Inland ThornbillAcanthiza apicalis
- Southern WhitefaceAphelocephala leucopsisVU
- Pied ButcherbirdCracticus nigrogularis
- Chestnut-crowned BabblerPomatostomus ruficeps
- Corcorax melanoramphosCorcorax melanoramphos
- Gilbert's WhistlerPachycephala inornata
- White-fronted ChatEpthianura albifrons
- Dusky WoodswallowArtamus cyanopterus
- Black-faced WoodswallowArtamus cinereus
- Yellow-rumped ThornbillAcanthiza chrysorrhoa
- Purple-backed FairywrenMalurus assimilis
- Little RavenCorvus mellori
- Magpie larkGrallina cyanoleuca
- Orange ChatEpthianura aurifrons
- Noisy MinerManorina melanocephala
- Flame RobinPetroica phoenicea
- Australian PipitAnthus australis
- Yellow ThornbillAcanthiza nana
- Australian White-winged TrillerLalage tricolor
- Brown SonglarkMegalurus cruralis
- Tree MartinPetrochelidon nigricans
Other birds15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MalleefowlLeipoa ocellataVU
- Mulga ParrotPsephotellus varius
- EmuDromaius novaehollandiae
- Common BronzewingPhaps chalcoptera
- GalahEolophus roseicapilla
- Australian RingneckBarnardius zonarius
- BluebonnetNorthiella haematogaster
- Crested PigeonOcyphaps lophotes
- Spotted NightjarEurostopodus argus
- Regent ParrotPolytelis anthopeplus
- Pink CockatooCacatua leadbeateri
- BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatus
- Sulphur-crested CockatooCacatua galerita
- CockatielNymphicus hollandicus
- Pallid cuckooCuculus pallidus
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.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan35°/18°24 mm
- Feb33°/17°20 mm
- Mar29°/14°18 mm
- Apr24°/11°23 mm
- May19°/7°22 mm
- Jun16°/5°23 mm
- Jul15°/4°22 mm
- Aug17°/5°24 mm
- Sep21°/7°26 mm
- Oct25°/10°23 mm
- Nov30°/13°30 mm
- Dec32°/15°29 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Murray-Sunset, Hattah and Annuello Important Bird Area.
Important Bird Area in Victoria, Australia
Murray-Sunset, Hattah and Annuello Important Bird Area is an Important Bird Area (BirdLife) in Australia.
77 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 842 open records.
The most recorded are the Crested Bellbird, the Yellow-plumed Honeyeater and the Spotted Pardalote.
26 species come for the summer, 5 for the winter and 3 only pass through.
3 are threatened worldwide, including Red-lored Whistler, Malleefowl and Southern Whiteface.
The most species are recorded in September.
Get there and watch
- Mopoke Hut Camping Areacampsite · 8.5 km · 1 within 10 km
- Mildura Airport (MQL)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 73 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
- 1campsites within 10 kmMopoke Hut Camping Area
- 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 Murray-Sunset, Hattah and Annuello Important Bird Area.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas3 mountains within 25 kmMount Alexandrina · 5.3 kmMount Crozier · 12 kmMount Cowra · 21 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
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- 51Birdyas Score
- 77Species
- 34Migrants
- 3Threatened
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- 51Birdyas Score
- 94Species
- 27Migrants
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Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q6939091) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 842 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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