Australia Important Bird Area
St Helens Important Bird Area
161 bird species recorded; the most in April, in October and from December to January.
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This month here
123 species in January.113 species in February.111 species in March.120 species in April.93 species in May.95 species in June.99 species in July.91 species in August.93 species in September.116 species in October.114 species in November.124 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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VUNT- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
161 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).
- 161Speciesrecorded more than once
- 52Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 8ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 22,215Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 8Raptors
- 2Owls
- 24Waders
- 18Gulls & seabirds
- 14Ducks & geese
- 15Herons, ibises & grebes
- 51Songbirds
- 29Other 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 161 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors8 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White-bellied Sea-EagleHaliaeetus leucogaster
- Swamp HarrierCircus approximans
- Wedge-tailed EagleAquila audax
- Brown FalconFalco berigora
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Grey GoshawkAccipiter novaehollandiae
- Collared SparrowhawkAccipiter cirrocephalus
- Australian hobbyFalco longipennis
Owls2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MopokeNinox novaeseelandiae
- Australian Masked OwlTyto novaehollandiae
Waders24 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Pied OystercatcherHaematopus longirostris
- Masked LapwingVanellus miles
- Sooty OystercatcherHaematopus fuliginosus
- Hooded DotterelThinornis cucullatusNT
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Red-necked StintCalidris ruficollisNT
- Red-capped PloverCharadrius ruficapillus
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Far Eastern CurlewNumenius madagascariensis
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Double-banded PloverCharadrius bicinctusNT
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- Charadrius mongolusCharadrius mongolus
- Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataVU
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Pacific Golden PloverPluvialis fulva
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Gray-tailed TattlerTringa brevipes
- Banded LapwingVanellus tricolor
- Great KnotCalidris tenuirostris
- Black-fronted DotterelElseyornis melanops
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Gulls & seabirds18 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Pacific GullLarus pacificus
- Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- Great Crested-TernThalasseus bergii
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Southern Black-backed GullLarus dominicanus
- Australasian GannetMorus serrator
- Fairy TernSternula nereisVU
- Puffinus tenuirostrisPuffinus tenuirostris
- Shy albatrossThalassarche cautaNT
- Black-browed AlbatrossThalassarche melanophris
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Buller's AlbatrossThalassarche bulleriNT
- Fluttering ShearwaterPuffinus gavia
- Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
- Blue PenguinEudyptula minor
- Indian Yellow-nosed AlbatrossThalassarche carteri
- Lesser FrigatebirdFregata ariel
- Brown SkuaStercorarius antarcticus
Ducks & geese14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black swanCygnus atratus
- Chestnut TealAnas castanea
- Australian ShelduckTadorna tadornoides
- Pacific Black DuckAnas superciliosa
- Grey TealAnas gracilis
- Musk DuckBiziura lobata
- HardheadAythya australis
- Australasian ShovelerSpatula rhynchotis
- Maned DuckChenonetta jubata
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Pink-eared DuckMalacorhynchus membranaceus
- Cairina moschataCairina moschata
- Cape Barren GooseCereopsis novaehollandiae
- Blue-billed DuckOxyura australis
Herons, ibises & grebes15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiae
- Little Pied CormorantMicrocarbo melanoleucos
- Australian PelicanPelecanus conspicillatus
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Black-faced CormorantPhalacrocorax fuscescens
- Little Black CormorantPhalacrocorax sulcirostris
- Hoary-headed GrebePoliocephalus poliocephalus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Royal SpoonbillPlatalea regia
- Australasian GrebeTachybaptus novaehollandiae
- Nankeen Night HeronNycticorax caledonicus
- Australasian BitternBotaurus poiciloptilusVU
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- White-necked HeronArdea pacifica
Songbirds51 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
- Superb Fairy-wrenMalurus cyaneus
- Rhipidura albiscapaRhipidura albiscapa
- Forest RavenCorvus tasmanicus
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Yellow WattlebirdAnthochaera paradoxa
- Little WattlebirdAnthochaera chrysoptera
- Brown ThornbillAcanthiza pusilla
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- SilvereyeZosterops lateralis
- New Holland HoneyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiae
- Grey ShrikethrushColluricincla harmonica
- Yellow-throated HoneyeaterNesoptilotis flavicollis
- Eastern SpinebillAcanthorhynchus tenuirostris
- Grey ButcherbirdCracticus torquatus
- White-fronted ChatEpthianura albifrons
- Scarlet RobinPetroica boodang
- Crescent HoneyeaterPhylidonyris pyrrhopterus
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Spotted PardalotePardalotus punctatus
- Australian Golden WhistlerPachycephala pectoralis
- Striated PardalotePardalotus striatus
- Grey CurrawongStrepera versicolor
- Dusky WoodswallowArtamus cyanopterus
- Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicen
- Tasmanian ScrubwrenSericornis humilis
- Black-faced CuckooshrikeCoracina novaehollandiae
- Striated FieldwrenCalamanthus fuliginosus
- Black-headed HoneyeaterMelithreptus affinis
- Beautiful FiretailStagonopleura bella
- Little GrassbirdMegalurus gramineus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Flame RobinPetroica phoenicea
- Tree MartinPetrochelidon nigricans
- Australian PipitAnthus australis
- Dusky RobinMelanodryas vittataVU
- Black CurrawongStrepera fuliginosa
- Spotted Quail-thrushCinclosoma punctatum
- Tasmanian ThornbillAcanthiza ewingii
- Yellow-rumped ThornbillAcanthiza chrysorrhoa
- Satin FlycatcherMyiagra cyanoleuca
- Bassian ThrushZoothera lunulata
- Strong-billed HoneyeaterMelithreptus validirostrisVU
- Tawny-crowned HoneyeaterGliciphila melanops
- Pink RobinPetroica rodinogaster
- Australasian PipitAnthus novaeseelandiae
- Noisy MinerManorina melanocephala
- Spangled DrongoDicrurus bracteatus
- Olive WhistlerPachycephala olivacea
Other birds29 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Green RosellaPlatycercus caledonicus
- KookaburraDacelo novaeguineae
- Gallinula mortieriiGallinula mortierii
- Yellow-tailed Black CockatooZanda funerea
- CootFulica atra
- Fan-tailed CuckooCacomantis flabelliformis
- Pallid cuckooCuculus pallidus
- Shining cuckooChrysococcyx lucidus
- Brush BronzewingPhaps elegans
- GalahEolophus roseicapilla
- Lewin's RailLewinia pectoralis
- Common BronzewingPhaps chalcoptera
- Western SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
- Needle-tailed SwiftHirundapus caudacutus
- Swift ParrotLathamus discolorCR
- Horsfield's Bronze CuckooChrysococcyx basalis
- Australasian SwamphenPorphyrio melanotus
- Brown QuailSynoicus ypsilophorus
- Sulphur-crested CockatooCacatua galerita
- Yellow-tailed Black CockatooCalyptorhynchus funereus
- Tawny FrogmouthPodargus strigoides
- Australian CrakePorzana fluminea
- Painted ButtonquailTurnix varius
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Spotless CrakePorzana tabuensis
- Eastern Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
- Long-billed CorellaCacatua tenuirostris
- Australian Owlet-NightjarAegotheles cristatus
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
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 April, in October and from December to January.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan22°/12°54 mm
- Feb21°/12°48 mm
- Mar20°/11°63 mm
- Apr16°/9°56 mm
- May14°/7°53 mm
- Jun11°/6°69 mm
- Jul10°/5°56 mm
- Aug11°/5°74 mm
- Sep13°/5°59 mm
- Oct15°/7°56 mm
- Nov18°/9°68 mm
- Dec20°/10°56 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
St Helens Important Bird Area.
Important Bird Area in Tasmania, Australia
St Helens Important Bird Area is an Important Bird Area (BirdLife) in Australia.
161 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 22,215 open records.
The most recorded are the Pied Oystercatcher, the Pacific Gull and the Silver Gull.
35 species come for the summer, 17 for the winter and 0 only pass through.
8 are threatened worldwide, including Fairy Tern, Dusky Robin and Swift Parrot.
The most species are recorded in April, in October and from December to January.
Get there and watch
- Hillcrest Tourist Parkcampsite · 2.2 km · 13 within 10 km
- Panorama St Helens Hotelplace to stay · 4.7 km · 11 within 10 km
- St Helensnearest town · 5.8 km in a straight line
- Launceston Airport (LST)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 95 km in a straight lineCar hire at LST airport (Launceston)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
- 1visitor centres within 6 kmOnline center
- 3car parks within 3 km
- 13campsites within 10 kmHillcrest Tourist Park, Moulting Bay Camping Area, Dora Point Camping Area - Humbug Point Nature Rec Area and 10 more
- 11places to stay within 10 kmPanorama St Helens Hotel, Panorama St Helens, Bed In The Treetops B&B and 8 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 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 St Helens Important Bird Area.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas42 mountains within 25 kmSaint Helens Rocks · 5.6 kmMerrick Rock · 6.7 kmElephant Rock · 6.9 kmMount Pearson · 9.7 kmMount Echo · 11 kmScamander Tier · 11 kmSloop Rock · 14 kmLoila Tier · 16 km
Coastya9 beaches within 10 kmStockyards Flat · 0.9 kmMaurouard Beach · 1.4 kmStieglitz Beach · 1.6 kmBeerbarrel Beach · 4.7 kmKirwans Beach · 5.4 kmDianas Beach · 8.3 kmJeanneret Beach · 8.6 kmSwimcart Beach · 8.8 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.
St Helens Important Bird Area
Australia
- 70Birdyas Score
- 161Species
- 52Migrants
- 8Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q7593353) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 22,215 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, Islandyas, Coastya |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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