Australia Important Bird Area
North Dandalup Important Bird Area
77 bird species recorded; the most in October.
Calistemon · CC BY-SA 4.0
This month here
46 species in January.36 species in February.45 species in March.46 species in April.43 species in May.38 species in June.45 species in July.43 species in August.43 species in September.57 species in October.22 species in November.38 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
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
- 1ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 1,585Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 282 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 3Raptors
- 4Ducks & geese
- 7Herons, ibises & grebes
- 43Songbirds
- 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 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
- Wedge-tailed EagleAquila audax
- Square-tailed KiteLophoictinia isura
- Nankeen KestrelFalco cenchroides
Ducks & geese4 species
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- Pacific Black DuckAnas superciliosa
- Australian ShelduckTadorna tadornoides
- Musk DuckBiziura lobata
- Maned DuckChenonetta jubata
Herons, ibises & grebes7 species
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- White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiae
- Straw-necked IbisThreskiornis spinicollis
- Australian White IbisThreskiornis molucca
- Little Pied CormorantMicrocarbo melanoleucos
- White-necked HeronArdea pacifica
- Australasian GrebeTachybaptus novaehollandiae
- Pied CormorantPhalacrocorax varius
Songbirds43 species
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- Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicen
- Australian RavenCorvus coronoides
- Splendid FairywrenMalurus splendens
- Rhipidura albiscapaRhipidura albiscapa
- New Holland HoneyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiae
- Red WattlebirdAnthochaera carunculata
- Gilbert's HoneyeaterMelithreptus chloropsis
- Striated PardalotePardalotus striatus
- SilvereyeZosterops lateralis
- Australian Golden WhistlerPachycephala pectoralis
- Inland ThornbillAcanthiza apicalis
- Grey CurrawongStrepera versicolor
- Western GerygoneGerygone fusca
- Brown HoneyeaterLichmera indistincta
- White-breasted RobinEopsaltria georgiana
- Red-winged Fairy-wrenMalurus elegans
- Western SpinebillAcanthorhynchus superciliosus
- Spotted PardalotePardalotus punctatus
- Spotted ScrubwrenSericornis maculatus
- WeebillSmicrornis brevirostris
- Scarlet RobinPetroica boodang
- Willie-wagtailRhipidura leucophrys
- Tree MartinPetrochelidon nigricans
- Dusky WoodswallowArtamus cyanopterus
- Little WattlebirdAnthochaera lunulata
- Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
- Grey ShrikethrushColluricincla harmonica
- MistletoebirdDicaeum hirundinaceum
- Yellow-rumped ThornbillAcanthiza chrysorrhoa
- Magpie larkGrallina cyanoleuca
- Grey ButcherbirdCracticus torquatus
- Western ThornbillAcanthiza inornata
- Rufous WhistlerPachycephala rufiventris
- Singing HoneyeaterGavicalis virescens
- Black-faced CuckooshrikeCoracina novaehollandiae
- White-cheeked HoneyeaterPhylidonyris niger
- Varied SittellaDaphoenositta chrysoptera
- Red-capped RobinPetroica goodenovii
- Native sparrowStagonopleura oculata
- Rufous TreecreeperClimacteris rufus
- Australian PipitAnthus australis
- Fairy MartinPetrochelidon ariel
- Black-faced WoodswallowArtamus cinereus
Other birds20 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Australian RingneckBarnardius zonarius
- Red-tailed Black CockatooCalyptorhynchus banksii
- KookaburraDacelo novaeguineae
- Common BronzewingPhaps chalcoptera
- Red-capped ParrotPurpureicephalus spurius
- Western RosellaPlatycercus icterotis
- GalahEolophus roseicapilla
- Carnaby's Black CockatooZanda latirostris
- Baudin's Black CockatooZanda baudiniiCR
- Coconut LorikeetTrichoglossus haematodus
- EmuDromaius novaehollandiae
- Fan-tailed CuckooCacomantis flabelliformis
- Elegant ParrotNeophema elegans
- Shining cuckooChrysococcyx lucidus
- Rainbow Bee-eaterMerops ornatus
- Little CorellaCacatua sanguinea
- Crested PigeonOcyphaps lophotes
- Australasian SwamphenPorphyrio melanotus
- Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
- Spotless CrakePorzana tabuensis
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 October.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan33°/16°20 mm
- Feb33°/16°15 mm
- Mar30°/14°21 mm
- Apr25°/11°34 mm
- May20°/9°78 mm
- Jun16°/7°100 mm
- Jul15°/6°117 mm
- Aug16°/6°106 mm
- Sep17°/7°72 mm
- Oct22°/9°36 mm
- Nov27°/11°26 mm
- Dec31°/14°15 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
North Dandalup Important Bird Area.
Important Bird Area in Western Australia
North Dandalup Important Bird Area is an Important Bird Area (BirdLife) in Australia, 282 m above the sea.
77 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 1,585 open records.
The most recorded are the Australian Ringneck, the Australian Magpie and the Australian Raven.
11 species come for the summer, 18 for the winter and 1 only pass through.
1 are threatened worldwide, including Baudin's Black Cockatoo.
The most species are recorded in October.
Get there and watch
- Dandalup Camp Sitecampsite · 8.8 km · 1 within 10 km
- Serpentinenearest town · 12 km in a straight line
- Perth International Airport (PER)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 58 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
- 1viewpoints within 5 kmKingsbury Lookout
- 1campsites within 10 kmDandalup Camp Site
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 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 North Dandalup Important Bird Area.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas10 mountains within 25 kmMundup Hill · 9.1 kmWhittaker Hill · 10 kmGobblemup Hill · 13 kmMount Solus · 16 kmMount Vincent · 22 kmMount Randall · 23 kmMount Cuthbert · 23 kmDog Hill · 24 km
Lakeyas1 lakes within 15 kmSerpentine Reservoir5.0 km² · 9.6 km
Cascadyas1 waterfalls within 15 kmSerpentine Falls · 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.
North Dandalup Important Bird Area
Australia
- 46Birdyas Score
- 77Species
- 30Migrants
- 1Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q2496808) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 1,585 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, Cascadyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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