Australia Important Bird Area
Bundarra-Barraba Important Bird Area
126 bird species recorded; the most in February and in October.
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
71 species in January.92 species in February.61 species in March.75 species in April.58 species in May.9 species in June.36 species in July.69 species in August.69 species in September.91 species in October.25 species in November.73 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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- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
126 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).
- 126Speciesrecorded more than once
- 47Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 3ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 2,297Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 789 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 7Raptors
- 2Owls
- 1Waders
- 3Ducks & geese
- 5Herons, ibises & grebes
- 80Songbirds
- 28Other 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 126 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Wedge-tailed EagleAquila audax
- Nankeen KestrelFalco cenchroides
- Brown FalconFalco berigora
- Little EagleHieraaetus morphnoides
- Brown GoshawkAccipiter fasciatus
- Australian hobbyFalco longipennis
- Collared SparrowhawkAccipiter cirrocephalus
Owls2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Barking BoobookNinox connivens
- MopokeNinox novaeseelandiae
Waders1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Masked LapwingVanellus miles
Ducks & geese3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Maned DuckChenonetta jubata
- Pacific Black DuckAnas superciliosa
- Grey TealAnas gracilis
Herons, ibises & grebes5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Australasian GrebeTachybaptus novaehollandiae
- White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiae
- Little Pied CormorantMicrocarbo melanoleucos
- Straw-necked IbisThreskiornis spinicollis
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Songbirds80 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White-throated TreecreeperCormobates leucophaea
- Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicen
- Rufous WhistlerPachycephala rufiventris
- Noisy FriarbirdPhilemon corniculatus
- Noisy MinerManorina melanocephala
- Pied CurrawongStrepera graculina
- Yellow-faced HoneyeaterCaligavis chrysops
- Willie-wagtailRhipidura leucophrys
- Australian RavenCorvus coronoides
- Superb Fairy-wrenMalurus cyaneus
- Grey ShrikethrushColluricincla harmonica
- Striated PardalotePardalotus striatus
- Spotted PardalotePardalotus punctatus
- Black-faced CuckooshrikeCoracina novaehollandiae
- Jacky-winterMicroeca fascinans
- Fuscous HoneyeaterPtilotula fusca
- Brown-headed HoneyeaterMelithreptus brevirostris
- White-eared HoneyeaterNesoptilotis leucotis
- WeebillSmicrornis brevirostris
- White-throated GerygoneGerygone olivacea
- Red WattlebirdAnthochaera carunculata
- Grey ButcherbirdCracticus torquatus
- Eastern Yellow RobinEopsaltria australis
- Corcorax melanoramphosCorcorax melanoramphos
- White-plumed HoneyeaterPtilotula penicillata
- Eastern SpinebillAcanthorhynchus tenuirostris
- White-naped HoneyeaterMelithreptus lunatus
- Rhipidura albiscapaRhipidura albiscapa
- MistletoebirdDicaeum hirundinaceum
- Brown TreecreeperClimacteris picumnus
- Buff-rumped ThornbillAcanthiza reguloides
- Speckled WarblerPyrrholaemus sagittatus
- Striated ThornbillAcanthiza lineata
- Restless FlycatcherMyiagra inquieta
- Diamond FiretailStagonopleura guttataVU
- Dusky WoodswallowArtamus cyanopterus
- Magpie larkGrallina cyanoleuca
- Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
- Australian Golden WhistlerPachycephala pectoralis
- Pied ButcherbirdCracticus nigrogularis
- Red-browed FiretailNeochmia temporalis
- SilvereyeZosterops lateralis
- Yellow-rumped ThornbillAcanthiza chrysorrhoa
- Scarlet RobinPetroica boodang
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Varied SittellaDaphoenositta chrysoptera
- White-bellied CuckooshrikeCoracina papuensis
- Regent HoneyeaterAnthochaera phrygiaCR
- Olive-backed OrioleOriolus sagittatus
- Australasian PipitAnthus novaeseelandiae
- Crested Shrike-titFalcunculus frontatus
- White-browed ScrubwrenSericornis frontalis
- Leaden FlycatcherMyiagra rubecula
- Rufous SonglarkMegalurus mathewsi
- Spiny-cheeked HoneyeaterAcanthagenys rufogularis
- Little FriarbirdPhilemon citreogularis
- Double-barred FinchTaeniopygia bichenovii
- Common CicadabirdEdolisoma tenuirostre
- Hooded RobinMelanodryas cucullata
- Grey FantailRhipidura fuliginosa
- Blue-faced HoneyeaterEntomyzon cyanotis
- Fairy MartinPetrochelidon ariel
- Yellow ThornbillAcanthiza nana
- Tree MartinPetrochelidon nigricans
- Striped HoneyeaterPlectorhyncha lanceolata
- Southern WhitefaceAphelocephala leucopsisVU
- Brown HoneyeaterLichmera indistincta
- Western GerygoneGerygone fusca
- Yellow-tufted HoneyeaterLichenostomus melanops
- Scarlet MyzomelaMyzomela sanguinolenta
- Scarlet RobinPetroica multicolor
- Australian White-winged TrillerLalage tricolor
- Black-chinned HoneyeaterMelithreptus gularis
- Painted honeyeaterGrantiella picta
- Plum-headed FinchNeochmia modesta
- ApostlebirdStruthidea cinerea
- White-backed SwallowCheramoeca leucosterna
- White-browed WoodswallowArtamus superciliosus
- Black-faced WoodswallowArtamus cinereus
- Black HoneyeaterSugomel niger
Other birds28 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- GalahEolophus roseicapilla
- Crimson RosellaPlatycercus elegans
- Musk LorikeetGlossopsitta concinna
- Eastern RosellaPlatycercus eximius
- KookaburraDacelo novaeguineae
- Little LorikeetParvipsitta pusilla
- Sacred KingfisherTodiramphus sanctus
- Common BronzewingPhaps chalcoptera
- Australian King ParrotAlisterus scapularis
- Red-rumped ParrotPsephotus haematonotus
- Coconut LorikeetTrichoglossus haematodus
- Crested PigeonOcyphaps lophotes
- Fan-tailed CuckooCacomantis flabelliformis
- Brush CuckooCacomantis variolosus
- Horsfield's Bronze CuckooChrysococcyx basalis
- Shining cuckooChrysococcyx lucidus
- Rainbow Bee-eaterMerops ornatus
- Peaceful DoveGeopelia placida
- Pallid cuckooCuculus pallidus
- Sulphur-crested CockatooCacatua galerita
- Dusky MoorhenGallinula tenebrosa
- Oriental DollarbirdEurystomus orientalis
- Painted ButtonquailTurnix varius
- Needle-tailed SwiftHirundapus caudacutus
- Turquoise ParrotNeophema pulchella
- Australian Owlet-NightjarAegotheles cristatus
- Channel-billed CuckooScythrops novaehollandiae
- 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 February and in October.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan32°/18°85 mm
- Feb31°/17°80 mm
- Mar28°/14°65 mm
- Apr24°/11°34 mm
- May19°/6°28 mm
- Jun15°/4°52 mm
- Jul14°/3°35 mm
- Aug16°/4°37 mm
- Sep21°/7°40 mm
- Oct26°/10°58 mm
- Nov28°/14°82 mm
- Dec30°/16°96 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Bundarra-Barraba Important Bird Area.
Important Bird Area in New South Wales, Australia
Bundarra-Barraba Important Bird Area is an Important Bird Area (BirdLife) in Australia, 789 m above the sea.
126 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 2,297 open records.
The most recorded are the White-throated Treecreeper, the Australian Magpie and the Rufous Whistler.
29 species come for the summer, 17 for the winter and 1 only pass through.
3 are threatened worldwide, including Diamond Firetail, Regent Honeyeater and Southern Whiteface.
The most species are recorded in February and in October.
Get there and watch
- Tamworth Airport (TMW)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 72 km in a straight lineCar hire at TMW airport (Tamworth)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 Bundarra-Barraba Important Bird Area.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas24 mountains within 25 kmOrabah · 10 kmPlum Pudding Mountain · 12 kmNamoi Tops · 12 kmBlack Mountain · 14 kmMount Lowry · 17 kmMount Royal · 22 kmRed Jack Mountain · 22 kmMount Elijah · 24 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
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- 47Migrants
- 3Threatened
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Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q4997509) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 2,297 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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