Australia Ramsar wetland
Hattah - Kulkyne National Park
214 bird species recorded; the most in January and from September to November.
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This month here
175 species in January.153 species in February.147 species in March.172 species in April.133 species in May.139 species in June.138 species in July.148 species in August.181 species in September.175 species in October.177 species in November.160 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.
VU
- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
214 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).
- 214Speciesrecorded more than once
- 53Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 4ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 45,814Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 16Raptors
- 4Owls
- 15Waders
- 4Gulls & seabirds
- 14Ducks & geese
- 21Herons, ibises & grebes
- 94Songbirds
- 46Other 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 214 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors16 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Whistling KiteHaliastur sphenurus
- White-bellied Sea-EagleHaliaeetus leucogaster
- Wedge-tailed EagleAquila audax
- Nankeen KestrelFalco cenchroides
- Little EagleHieraaetus morphnoides
- Brown FalconFalco berigora
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Australian hobbyFalco longipennis
- Black-shouldered KiteElanus axillaris
- Swamp HarrierCircus approximans
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Collared SparrowhawkAccipiter cirrocephalus
- Brown GoshawkAccipiter fasciatus
- Black FalconFalco subniger
- Square-tailed KiteLophoictinia isura
- Spotted HarrierCircus assimilis
Owls4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Southern BoobookNinox boobook
- MopokeNinox novaeseelandiae
- Eastern Barn OwlTyto javanica
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
Waders15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Masked LapwingVanellus miles
- Pied StiltHimantopus leucocephalus
- Australian Red-necked AvocetRecurvirostra novaehollandiae
- Black-fronted DotterelElseyornis melanops
- Red-kneed DotterelErythrogonys cinctus
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Banded StiltCladorhynchus leucocephalus
- Banded LapwingVanellus tricolor
- Red-capped PloverCharadrius ruficapillus
- Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataVU
- Red-necked StintCalidris ruficollisNT
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Bush Thick-kneeBurhinus grallarius
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
Gulls & seabirds4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Australian TernGelochelidon macrotarsa
Ducks & geese14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey TealAnas gracilis
- Maned DuckChenonetta jubata
- Pacific Black DuckAnas superciliosa
- Australian ShelduckTadorna tadornoides
- Black swanCygnus atratus
- HardheadAythya australis
- Pink-eared DuckMalacorhynchus membranaceus
- Musk DuckBiziura lobata
- Chestnut TealAnas castanea
- Australasian ShovelerSpatula rhynchotis
- Freckled DuckStictonetta naevosa
- Blue-billed DuckOxyura australis
- Grass Whistling DuckDendrocygna eytoni
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Herons, ibises & grebes21 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Little Pied CormorantMicrocarbo melanoleucos
- Australasian DarterAnhinga novaehollandiae
- Australian PelicanPelecanus conspicillatus
- Little Black CormorantPhalacrocorax sulcirostris
- White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiae
- Yellow-billed SpoonbillPlatalea flavipes
- Australasian GrebeTachybaptus novaehollandiae
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Hoary-headed GrebePoliocephalus poliocephalus
- Pied CormorantPhalacrocorax varius
- Australian White IbisThreskiornis molucca
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- White-necked HeronArdea pacifica
- Nankeen Night HeronNycticorax caledonicus
- Ardea modestaArdea modesta
- Royal SpoonbillPlatalea regia
- Straw-necked IbisThreskiornis spinicollis
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Egretta intermediaEgretta intermedia
Songbirds94 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicen
- Noisy MinerManorina melanocephala
- Magpie larkGrallina cyanoleuca
- Australian RavenCorvus coronoides
- Grey ButcherbirdCracticus torquatus
- Striated PardalotePardalotus striatus
- Corcorax melanoramphosCorcorax melanoramphos
- Willie-wagtailRhipidura leucophrys
- Pied ButcherbirdCracticus nigrogularis
- Spiny-cheeked HoneyeaterAcanthagenys rufogularis
- Chestnut-rumped ThornbillAcanthiza uropygialis
- WeebillSmicrornis brevirostris
- Grey ShrikethrushColluricincla harmonica
- ApostlebirdStruthidea cinerea
- Splendid FairywrenMalurus splendens
- Red-capped RobinPetroica goodenovii
- Rufous WhistlerPachycephala rufiventris
- White-plumed HoneyeaterPtilotula penicillata
- Southern WhitefaceAphelocephala leucopsisVU
- Black-faced CuckooshrikeCoracina novaehollandiae
- White-browed BabblerPomatostomus superciliosus
- Yellow-plumed HoneyeaterPtilotula ornata
- Tree MartinPetrochelidon nigricans
- Inland ThornbillAcanthiza apicalis
- Chestnut-crowned BabblerPomatostomus ruficeps
- Crested BellbirdOreoica gutturalis
- Brown TreecreeperClimacteris picumnus
- Spotted PardalotePardalotus punctatus
- White-eared HoneyeaterNesoptilotis leucotis
- Blue-faced HoneyeaterEntomyzon cyanotis
- Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
- Singing HoneyeaterGavicalis virescens
- Yellow-rumped ThornbillAcanthiza chrysorrhoa
- Rhipidura albiscapaRhipidura albiscapa
- Grey CurrawongStrepera versicolor
- White-browed WoodswallowArtamus superciliosus
- Red WattlebirdAnthochaera carunculata
- Jacky-winterMicroeca fascinans
- Striped HoneyeaterPlectorhyncha lanceolata
- Brown-headed HoneyeaterMelithreptus brevirostris
- Yellow ThornbillAcanthiza nana
- Restless FlycatcherMyiagra inquieta
- Masked WoodswallowArtamus personatus
- Gilbert's WhistlerPachycephala inornata
- Mallee Emu-wrenStipiturus mallee
- Little RavenCorvus mellori
- Hooded RobinMelanodryas cucullata
- Little FriarbirdPhilemon citreogularis
- Chestnut-backed Quail-thrushCinclosoma castanotum
- Purple-backed FairywrenMalurus assimilis
- Yellow-throated MinerManorina flavigula
- White-fronted HoneyeaterPurnella albifrons
- Australian White-winged TrillerLalage tricolor
- Rufous SonglarkMegalurus mathewsi
- MistletoebirdDicaeum hirundinaceum
- Striated GrasswrenAmytornis striatus
- Superb Fairy-wrenMalurus cyaneus
- White-backed SwallowCheramoeca leucosterna
- Australian Golden WhistlerPachycephala pectoralis
- Dusky WoodswallowArtamus cyanopterus
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- SilvereyeZosterops lateralis
- Varied SittellaDaphoenositta chrysoptera
- Variegated Fairy-wrenMalurus lamberti
- Fairy MartinPetrochelidon ariel
- Shy HeathwrenCalamanthus cautus
- Southern Scrub RobinDrymodes brunneopygia
- Australasian PipitAnthus novaeseelandiae
- White-fronted ChatEpthianura albifrons
- Black HoneyeaterSugomel niger
- Black-faced WoodswallowArtamus cinereus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Artamus leucorhynchosArtamus leucorhynchos
- White-winged TrillerLalage sueurii
- Western GerygoneGerygone fusca
- Little CrowCorvus bennetti
- White-winged Fairy-wrenMalurus leucopterus
- Noisy FriarbirdPhilemon corniculatus
- White-browed TreecreeperClimacteris affinis
- Tawny-crowned HoneyeaterGliciphila melanops
- Australian Reed-WarblerAcrocephalus australis
- Little GrassbirdMegalurus gramineus
- Brown SonglarkMegalurus cruralis
- Crimson ChatEpthianura tricolor
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Australian PipitAnthus australis
- Ground Cuckoo-shrikeCoracina maxima
- New Holland HoneyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiae
- Olive-backed OrioleOriolus sagittatus
- White-throated TreecreeperCormobates leucophaea
- Black–eared MinerManorina melanotis
- Brown ThornbillAcanthiza pusilla
- Buff-rumped ThornbillAcanthiza reguloides
Other birds46 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- GalahEolophus roseicapilla
- Australian RingneckBarnardius zonarius
- Regent ParrotPolytelis anthopeplus
- Sulphur-crested CockatooCacatua galerita
- EmuDromaius novaehollandiae
- Crimson RosellaPlatycercus elegans
- KookaburraDacelo novaeguineae
- Crested PigeonOcyphaps lophotes
- Little CorellaCacatua sanguinea
- Common BronzewingPhaps chalcoptera
- CootFulica atra
- Red-rumped ParrotPsephotus haematonotus
- Rainbow Bee-eaterMerops ornatus
- Sacred KingfisherTodiramphus sanctus
- Mulga ParrotPsephotellus varius
- Pink CockatooCacatua leadbeateri
- Black-tailed NativehenGallinula ventralis
- Peaceful DoveGeopelia placida
- BluebonnetNorthiella haematogaster
- Australian Owlet-NightjarAegotheles cristatus
- Tawny FrogmouthPodargus strigoides
- Pink CockatooLophochroa leadbeateri
- Pallid cuckooCuculus pallidus
- Horsfield's Bronze CuckooChrysococcyx basalis
- Psephotus variusPsephotus varius
- Spotted NightjarEurostopodus argus
- CockatielNymphicus hollandicus
- MalleefowlLeipoa ocellataVU
- Dusky MoorhenGallinula tenebrosa
- BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatus
- Fan-tailed CuckooCacomantis flabelliformis
- Long-billed CorellaCacatua tenuirostris
- Brown QuailSynoicus ypsilophorus
- Western SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
- Blue-winged ParrotNeophema chrysostomaVU
- Red-backed KingfisherTodiramphus pyrrhopygius
- Diamond DoveGeopelia cuneata
- Eastern RosellaPlatycercus eximius
- Little Button-quailTurnix velox
- Black-eared CuckooChrysococcyx osculans
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Stubble QuailCoturnix pectoralis
- Shining cuckooChrysococcyx lucidus
- Australian CrakePorzana fluminea
- Coconut LorikeetTrichoglossus haematodus
- Brush BronzewingPhaps elegans
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 January and from September to November.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan36°/18°24 mm
- Feb34°/18°25 mm
- Mar30°/15°18 mm
- Apr25°/11°22 mm
- May19°/7°20 mm
- Jun16°/5°22 mm
- Jul15°/4°20 mm
- Aug17°/5°21 mm
- Sep22°/7°22 mm
- Oct26°/10°22 mm
- Nov30°/14°34 mm
- Dec33°/16°32 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Hattah - Kulkyne National Park.
National park in Victoria, Australia
Hattah - Kulkyne National Park is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Australia.
214 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 45,814 open records.
The most recorded are the Great Cormorant, the Australian Magpie and the Little Pied Cormorant.
44 species come for the summer, 8 for the winter and 1 only pass through.
4 are threatened worldwide, including Southern Whiteface, Malleefowl and Blue-winged Parrot.
The most species are recorded in January and from September to November.
Get there and watch
- Official informationAccess, hours and rules from those who manage the place.Official site↗
- Lake Mournpall Campground - Hattah-Kulkyne NPcampsite · 4.6 km · 2 within 10 km
- Mildura Airport (MQL)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 58 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
- 2campsites within 10 kmLake Mournpall Campground - Hattah-Kulkyne NP, Lake Hattah Campground - Hattah-Kulkyne NP
- 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 Hattah - Kulkyne National Park.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas1 mountains within 25 kmBald Hill · 17 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Other places nearby.
Hattah - Kulkyne National Park
Australia
- 65Birdyas Score
- 214Species
- 53Migrants
- 4Threatened
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- 120Species
- 52Migrants
- 3Threatened
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- 51Birdyas Score
- 77Species
- 34Migrants
- 3Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q1588963) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 45,814 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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