Australia Ramsar wetland
Avon Valley National Park
79 bird species recorded; the most in May and in October.
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This month here
25 species in January.21 species in February.43 species in March.46 species in April.66 species in May.48 species in June.47 species in July.34 species in August.58 species in September.66 species in October.53 species in November.30 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
79 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).
- 79Speciesrecorded more than once
- 33Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 1ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 4,488Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 130 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 3Raptors
- 1Owls
- 5Ducks & geese
- 5Herons, ibises & grebes
- 45Songbirds
- 20Other 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 79 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
- Wedge-tailed EagleAquila audax
- Brown GoshawkAccipiter fasciatus
- Square-tailed KiteLophoictinia isura
Owls1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Southern BoobookNinox boobook
Ducks & geese5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Pacific Black DuckAnas superciliosa
- Maned DuckChenonetta jubata
- Grey TealAnas gracilis
- Australian ShelduckTadorna tadornoides
- HardheadAythya australis
Herons, ibises & grebes5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Australasian GrebeTachybaptus novaehollandiae
- White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiae
- Little Black CormorantPhalacrocorax sulcirostris
- Little Pied CormorantMicrocarbo melanoleucos
- Straw-necked IbisThreskiornis spinicollis
Songbirds45 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Australian RavenCorvus coronoides
- Grey CurrawongStrepera versicolor
- Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicen
- WeebillSmicrornis brevirostris
- Striated PardalotePardalotus striatus
- Rhipidura albiscapaRhipidura albiscapa
- Western GerygoneGerygone fusca
- Brown HoneyeaterLichmera indistincta
- Splendid FairywrenMalurus splendens
- Western ThornbillAcanthiza inornata
- Australian Golden WhistlerPachycephala pectoralis
- Inland ThornbillAcanthiza apicalis
- Grey ShrikethrushColluricincla harmonica
- SilvereyeZosterops lateralis
- New Holland HoneyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiae
- Tree MartinPetrochelidon nigricans
- Rufous WhistlerPachycephala rufiventris
- Scarlet RobinPetroica boodang
- White-browed ScrubwrenSericornis frontalis
- Western SpinebillAcanthorhynchus superciliosus
- White-cheeked HoneyeaterPhylidonyris niger
- Gilbert's HoneyeaterMelithreptus chloropsis
- Rufous TreecreeperClimacteris rufus
- Black-faced CuckooshrikeCoracina novaehollandiae
- Yellow-rumped ThornbillAcanthiza chrysorrhoa
- Varied SittellaDaphoenositta chrysoptera
- Spotted PardalotePardalotus punctatus
- Western Yellow RobinEopsaltria griseogularis
- Dusky WoodswallowArtamus cyanopterus
- Yellow-plumed HoneyeaterPtilotula ornata
- Red-capped RobinPetroica goodenovii
- Singing HoneyeaterGavicalis virescens
- Spotted ScrubwrenSericornis maculatus
- Native sparrowStagonopleura oculata
- Brown-headed HoneyeaterMelithreptus brevirostris
- Willie-wagtailRhipidura leucophrys
- MistletoebirdDicaeum hirundinaceum
- Tawny-crowned HoneyeaterGliciphila melanops
- Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
- Red WattlebirdAnthochaera carunculata
- Little WattlebirdAnthochaera lunulata
- Grey ButcherbirdCracticus torquatus
- Magpie larkGrallina cyanoleuca
- Jacky-winterMicroeca fascinans
- Black-faced WoodswallowArtamus cinereus
Other birds20 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- EmuDromaius novaehollandiae
- Australian RingneckBarnardius zonarius
- Common BronzewingPhaps chalcoptera
- KookaburraDacelo novaeguineae
- Red-capped ParrotPurpureicephalus spurius
- Fan-tailed CuckooCacomantis flabelliformis
- GalahEolophus roseicapilla
- Carnaby's Black CockatooZanda latirostris
- Painted ButtonquailTurnix varius
- Shining cuckooChrysococcyx lucidus
- CootFulica atra
- Sacred KingfisherTodiramphus sanctus
- Red-tailed Black CockatooCalyptorhynchus banksii
- Rainbow Bee-eaterMerops ornatus
- Horsfield's Bronze CuckooChrysococcyx basalis
- Elegant ParrotNeophema elegans
- Purple-crowned LorikeetParvipsitta porphyrocephala
- Baudin's Black CockatooZanda baudiniiCR
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Tawny FrogmouthPodargus strigoides
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 May and in October.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan34°/17°24 mm
- Feb34°/17°17 mm
- Mar31°/16°19 mm
- Apr26°/12°26 mm
- May21°/9°64 mm
- Jun18°/7°81 mm
- Jul16°/6°99 mm
- Aug17°/6°85 mm
- Sep19°/7°57 mm
- Oct24°/9°29 mm
- Nov29°/12°20 mm
- Dec32°/15°12 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Avon Valley National Park.
National park in Western Australia
Avon Valley National Park is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Australia.
79 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 4,488 open records.
The most recorded are the Australian Raven, the Emu and the Grey Currawong.
14 species come for the summer, 19 for the winter and 0 only pass through.
1 are threatened worldwide, including Baudin's Black Cockatoo.
The most species are recorded in May and in October.
Get there and watch
- Official informationAccess, hours and rules from those who manage the place.Official site↗
- Scout Campcampsite · 3.0 km · 5 within 10 km
- Avon Valley Homesteadplace to stay · 11 km · 2 within 10 km
- Lower Chitteringnearest town · 7.9 km in a straight line
- Perth International Airport (PER)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 41 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
- 1car parks within 3 km
- 5campsites within 10 kmScout Camp, Drummonds Campground, Cec Barrows Group Site and 2 more
- 2places to stay within 10 kmAvon Valley Homestead, White Dog Farm
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 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 Avon Valley National Park.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas20 mountains within 25 kmJumperkine Hill · 9.9 kmMorangup Hill · 13 kmJimperding Hill · 17 kmMackrin Hill · 18 kmKowalyou Katta · 19 kmMount Mambup · 19 kmTen Mile Hill · 20 kmMuchea Trig Hill · 24 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.
Avon Valley National Park
Australia
- 47Birdyas Score
- 79Species
- 33Migrants
- 1Threatened
Eric Singleton Bird Sanctuary
Australia · 42 km
- 65Birdyas Score
- 197Species
- 47Migrants
- 5Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q791260) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 4,488 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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