Australia Ramsar wetland
Toolibin Lake
77 bird species recorded; the most in December.
Elrondil · CC BY 4.0
This month here
19 species in January.0 species in February.0 species in March.32 species in April.0 species in May.28 species in June.9 species in July.40 species in August.28 species in September.41 species in October.27 species in November.48 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.
No records for this month.
No records for this month.
No records for this month.
- 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
- 30Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 0ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 593Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 297 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 3Raptors
- 1Waders
- 10Ducks & geese
- 10Herons, ibises & grebes
- 42Songbirds
- 11Other 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.
Raptors3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Nankeen KestrelFalco cenchroides
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Brown FalconFalco berigora
Waders1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Red-kneed DotterelErythrogonys cinctus
Ducks & geese10 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey TealAnas gracilis
- Australian ShelduckTadorna tadornoides
- Pacific Black DuckAnas superciliosa
- Black swanCygnus atratus
- Pink-eared DuckMalacorhynchus membranaceus
- Australasian ShovelerSpatula rhynchotis
- Maned DuckChenonetta jubata
- HardheadAythya australis
- Musk DuckBiziura lobata
- Freckled DuckStictonetta naevosa
Herons, ibises & grebes10 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Hoary-headed GrebePoliocephalus poliocephalus
- White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiae
- Yellow-billed SpoonbillPlatalea flavipes
- Nankeen Night HeronNycticorax caledonicus
- Australasian GrebeTachybaptus novaehollandiae
- Little Pied CormorantMicrocarbo melanoleucos
- White-necked HeronArdea pacifica
- Straw-necked IbisThreskiornis spinicollis
- Little Black CormorantPhalacrocorax sulcirostris
- Ardea modestaArdea modesta
Songbirds42 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Australian RavenCorvus coronoides
- Singing HoneyeaterGavicalis virescens
- Red-capped RobinPetroica goodenovii
- Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicen
- Rufous WhistlerPachycephala rufiventris
- Willie-wagtailRhipidura leucophrys
- Western GerygoneGerygone fusca
- Striated PardalotePardalotus striatus
- WeebillSmicrornis brevirostris
- Yellow-rumped ThornbillAcanthiza chrysorrhoa
- Black-faced CuckooshrikeCoracina novaehollandiae
- Grey ShrikethrushColluricincla harmonica
- Grey ButcherbirdCracticus torquatus
- Inland ThornbillAcanthiza apicalis
- Magpie larkGrallina cyanoleuca
- Black-faced WoodswallowArtamus cinereus
- Yellow-plumed HoneyeaterPtilotula ornata
- Rhipidura albiscapaRhipidura albiscapa
- MistletoebirdDicaeum hirundinaceum
- Brown HoneyeaterLichmera indistincta
- Dusky WoodswallowArtamus cyanopterus
- Chestnut-rumped ThornbillAcanthiza uropygialis
- Tree MartinPetrochelidon nigricans
- Yellow-throated MinerManorina flavigula
- SilvereyeZosterops lateralis
- White-browed BabblerPomatostomus superciliosus
- Spotted ScrubwrenSericornis maculatus
- Varied SittellaDaphoenositta chrysoptera
- Spiny-cheeked HoneyeaterAcanthagenys rufogularis
- Red WattlebirdAnthochaera carunculata
- Jacky-winterMicroeca fascinans
- Grey CurrawongStrepera versicolor
- Rufous TreecreeperClimacteris rufus
- Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
- Australian Golden WhistlerPachycephala pectoralis
- RedthroatPyrrholaemus brunneus
- White-fronted ChatEpthianura albifrons
- Australian PipitAnthus australis
- Western ThornbillAcanthiza inornata
- Brown-headed HoneyeaterMelithreptus brevirostris
- Scarlet RobinPetroica boodang
- White-eared HoneyeaterNesoptilotis leucotis
Other birds11 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Australian RingneckBarnardius zonarius
- CootFulica atra
- GalahEolophus roseicapilla
- Elegant ParrotNeophema elegans
- Fan-tailed CuckooCacomantis flabelliformis
- Horsfield's Bronze CuckooChrysococcyx basalis
- Pallid cuckooCuculus pallidus
- Regent ParrotPolytelis anthopeplus
- Shining cuckooChrysococcyx lucidus
- Australian Owlet-NightjarAegotheles cristatus
- Black-tailed NativehenGallinula ventralis
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 December.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan32°/15°21 mm
- Feb32°/15°17 mm
- Mar28°/13°24 mm
- Apr24°/10°23 mm
- May19°/8°46 mm
- Jun16°/6°52 mm
- Jul14°/5°61 mm
- Aug15°/5°56 mm
- Sep18°/6°39 mm
- Oct22°/8°25 mm
- Nov27°/10°24 mm
- Dec30°/13°19 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Toolibin Lake.
Lake in Western Australia
Toolibin Lake is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Australia, 297 m above the sea.
77 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 593 open records.
The most recorded are the Australian Ringneck, the Grey Teal and the Australian Shelduck.
14 species come for the summer, 12 for the winter and 4 only pass through.
The most species are recorded in December.
Get there and watch
- Perth International Airport (PER)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 189 km in a straight lineCar hire at PER airport (Perth)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 Toolibin Lake.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas10 mountains within 25 kmBirdswhistle Rock · 14 kmUleling Hill · 15 kmAdam Rock · 16 kmWalters Hill · 19 kmCootarring Rock · 22 kmYilliminning Rock · 22 kmWikebin Rock · 22 kmTamacurring Rock · 24 km
Lakeyas1 lakes within 15 kmBilly Lake0.2 km² · 10 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.
Toolibin Lake
Australia
- 44Birdyas Score
- 77Species
- 30Migrants
- 0Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q3215236) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 593 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 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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