Australia Ramsar wetland
Paroo River
123 bird species recorded; the most in September.
Cgoodwin · CC BY-SA 3.0
This month here
0 species in January.0 species in February.0 species in March.0 species in April.0 species in May.23 species in June.0 species in July.53 species in August.104 species in September.25 species in October.1 species in November.49 species in December.
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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
123 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).
- 123Speciesrecorded more than once
- 17Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 4ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 529Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 75 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 9Raptors
- 2Owls
- 14Waders
- 4Gulls & seabirds
- 9Ducks & geese
- 10Herons, ibises & grebes
- 51Songbirds
- 24Other 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 123 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors9 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Nankeen KestrelFalco cenchroides
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Wedge-tailed EagleAquila audax
- Whistling KiteHaliastur sphenurus
- Black FalconFalco subniger
- Black-shouldered KiteElanus axillaris
- Little EagleHieraaetus morphnoides
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Swamp HarrierCircus approximans
Owls2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MopokeNinox novaeseelandiae
- Eastern Barn OwlTyto javanica
Waders14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataVU
- Double-banded PloverCharadrius bicinctusNT
- Red-capped PloverCharadrius ruficapillus
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Pacific Golden PloverPluvialis fulva
- Red-necked StintCalidris ruficollisNT
- Banded LapwingVanellus tricolor
- Banded StiltCladorhynchus leucocephalus
- Black-fronted DotterelElseyornis melanops
- Australian PratincoleStiltia isabella
- Masked LapwingVanellus miles
- Australian Red-necked AvocetRecurvirostra novaehollandiae
- Japanese SnipeGallinago hardwickiiNT
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
Gulls & seabirds4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
Ducks & geese9 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Pink-eared DuckMalacorhynchus membranaceus
- Australian ShelduckTadorna tadornoides
- Maned DuckChenonetta jubata
- Pacific Black DuckAnas superciliosa
- Grey TealAnas gracilis
- Black swanCygnus atratus
- Musk DuckBiziura lobata
- Blue-billed DuckOxyura australis
- Australasian ShovelerSpatula rhynchotis
Herons, ibises & grebes10 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Australian PelicanPelecanus conspicillatus
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Hoary-headed GrebePoliocephalus poliocephalus
- White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiae
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Yellow-billed SpoonbillPlatalea flavipes
- White-necked HeronArdea pacifica
- Australasian GrebeTachybaptus novaehollandiae
- Little Pied CormorantMicrocarbo melanoleucos
Songbirds51 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Australian RavenCorvus coronoides
- Magpie larkGrallina cyanoleuca
- Yellow-throated MinerManorina flavigula
- Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicen
- Pied ButcherbirdCracticus nigrogularis
- Willie-wagtailRhipidura leucophrys
- White-winged Fairy-wrenMalurus leucopterus
- Chestnut-crowned BabblerPomatostomus ruficeps
- Brown TreecreeperClimacteris picumnus
- Chirruping WedgebillPsophodes cristatus
- Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
- Grey ShrikethrushColluricincla harmonica
- Black-faced CuckooshrikeCoracina novaehollandiae
- Orange ChatEpthianura aurifrons
- Striated PardalotePardalotus striatus
- Restless FlycatcherMyiagra inquieta
- Ground Cuckoo-shrikeCoracina maxima
- Little FriarbirdPhilemon citreogularis
- White-fronted ChatEpthianura albifrons
- Australasian PipitAnthus novaeseelandiae
- White-browed BabblerPomatostomus superciliosus
- White-browed WoodswallowArtamus superciliosus
- Black-faced WoodswallowArtamus cinereus
- Grey FantailRhipidura fuliginosa
- Brown SonglarkMegalurus cruralis
- Tree MartinPetrochelidon nigricans
- Rufous SonglarkMegalurus mathewsi
- White-plumed HoneyeaterPtilotula penicillata
- Little CrowCorvus bennetti
- Southern WhitefaceAphelocephala leucopsisVU
- Variegated Fairy-wrenMalurus lamberti
- Grey ButcherbirdCracticus torquatus
- Sunda Zebra FinchTaeniopygia guttata
- Crested BellbirdOreoica gutturalis
- Dusky WoodswallowArtamus cyanopterus
- Masked WoodswallowArtamus personatus
- Australian White-winged TrillerLalage tricolor
- Clamorous Reed WarblerAcrocephalus stentoreus
- Artamus leucorynArtamus leucoryn
- Western GerygoneGerygone fusca
- Red-browed PardalotePardalotus rubricatus
- Spiny-cheeked HoneyeaterAcanthagenys rufogularis
- Red-capped RobinPetroica goodenovii
- White-browed TreecreeperClimacteris affinis
- ApostlebirdStruthidea cinerea
- Fairy MartinPetrochelidon ariel
- Chestnut-rumped ThornbillAcanthiza uropygialis
- Little GrassbirdMegalurus gramineus
- Corcorax melanoramphosCorcorax melanoramphos
- Inland ThornbillAcanthiza apicalis
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Other birds24 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Crested PigeonOcyphaps lophotes
- Little CorellaCacatua sanguinea
- GalahEolophus roseicapilla
- EmuDromaius novaehollandiae
- BluebonnetNorthiella haematogaster
- KookaburraDacelo novaeguineae
- Australian Owlet-NightjarAegotheles cristatus
- Black-tailed NativehenGallinula ventralis
- Australian BustardArdeotis australis
- BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatus
- CootFulica atra
- Sacred KingfisherTodiramphus sanctus
- Blue-winged ParrotNeophema chrysostomaVU
- Red-rumped ParrotPsephotus haematonotus
- Peaceful DoveGeopelia placida
- Pallid cuckooCuculus pallidus
- Buff-banded RailGallirallus philippensis
- Rainbow Bee-eaterMerops ornatus
- Australian RingneckBarnardius zonarius
- CockatielNymphicus hollandicus
- Red-tailed Black CockatooCalyptorhynchus banksii
- Horsfield's Bronze CuckooChrysococcyx basalis
- Black-eared CuckooChrysococcyx osculans
- 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 September.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan38°/22°28 mm
- Feb36°/21°35 mm
- Mar32°/18°31 mm
- Apr27°/13°16 mm
- May21°/8°19 mm
- Jun17°/5°28 mm
- Jul17°/4°18 mm
- Aug19°/5°14 mm
- Sep24°/9°15 mm
- Oct29°/13°20 mm
- Nov33°/17°30 mm
- Dec35°/20°20 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Paroo River.
River in Queensland and New South Wales, Australia
Paroo River is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Australia.
123 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 529 open records.
The most recorded are the Crested Pigeon, the Little Corella and the Galah.
6 species come for the summer, 11 for the winter and 0 only pass through.
4 are threatened worldwide, including Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, Curlew Sandpiper and Blue-winged Parrot.
The most species are recorded in September.
Get there and watch
- Broken Hill Airport (BHQ)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 204 km in a straight lineCar hire at BHQ airport (Broken Hill)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 Paroo River.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas1 mountains within 25 kmMount Murchison · 16 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.
Paroo River
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- 53Birdyas Score
- 123Species
- 17Migrants
- 4Threatened
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- 168Species
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- 46Birdyas Score
- 56Species
- 24Migrants
- 3Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q1628056) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 529 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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