Land Birds of Melbourne

Rock dove

Columba livia (Columbidae)

29 to 37 cm. In human habitation areas. Introduced species.

Rock dove
Satdeep Gill Licence
Rock dove
Charles J. Sharp Licence

Crested pigeon

Ocyphaps lophotes (Columbidae)

30 to 34 cm. In lightly wooded grasslands. When flying from danger the wings make a whistling sound.

Crested pigeon
JJ Harrison Licence
Crested pigeon
Fir0002/Flagstaffotos Licence

Spotted dove

Spilopelia chinensis (Columbidae)

12 to 19 cm. In parks and gardens. Introduced species.

Spotted dove
Lip Kee Licence
Spotted dove
JJ Harrison Licence

Sulphur-crested cockatoo

Cacatua galerita (Cacatuidae)

44 to 55 cm. In wooded areas.

Sulphur-crested cockatoo
JJ Harrison Licence
Sulphur-crested cockatoo
JJ Harrison Licence

Galah

Eolophus roseicapilla (Cacatuidae)

35 cm. In wooded areas except rainforests.

Galah
Toby Hudson Licence
Galah
JJ Harrison Licence

Musk lorikeet

Glossopsitta concinna (Psittaculidae)

22 cm. In wooded areas.

Musk lorikeet
patrickkavanagh Licence
Musk lorikeet
Fir0002/Flagstaffotos Licence

Eastern rosella

Platycercus eximius (Psittaculidae)

28 to 32 cm. In open woodlands, grasslands.

Eastern rosella
JJ Harrison Licence
Eastern rosella
Wayne Butterworth Licence

Rainbow Lorikeet

Trichoglossus moluccanus (Psittaculidae)

25 to 30 cm. In wooded areas.

Rainbow Lorikeet
Sardaka Licence
Rainbow Lorikeet
William Warby Licence

Superb fairywren

Malurus cyaneus (Maluridae)

14 cm. In dense shrubby areas. The head and back is blue and black in breeding males, and brown in females and non-breeding males.

Superb fairywren
JJ Harrison Licence
Superb fairywren
Fir0002/Flagstaffotos Licence

Spotted pardalote

Pardalotus punctatus (Pardalotidae)

8 to 10 cm. In the canopy of wooded areas.

Spotted pardalote
JJ Harrison Licence
Spotted pardalote
patrickkavanagh Licence

Brown thornbill

Acanthiza pusilla (Acanthizidae)

9 to 10 cm. In dense shrubby areas.

Brown thornbill
JJ Harrison Licence
Brown thornbill
JJ Harrison Licence

White-browed scrubwren

Sericornis frontalis (Acanthizidae)

11 to 14 cm. In dense shrubby areas.

White-browed scrubwren
JJ Harrison Licence
White-browed scrubwren
Caroline Jones Licence

Red wattlebird

Anthochaera carunculata (Meliphagidae)

33 to 37 cm. In wooded areas and gardens.

Red wattlebird
Andreas Trepte Licence
Red wattlebird
Lip Kee Licence

Little wattlebird

Anthochaera chrysoptera (Meliphagidae)

26 to 30 cm. In shrubby areas.

Little wattlebird
JJ Harrison Licence
Little wattlebird
patrickkavanagh Licence

Noisey Miner

Manorina melanocephala (Meliphagidae)

24 to 28 cm. In wooded areas without shrubs.

Noisey Miner
JJ Harrison Licence
Noisey Miner
JJ Harrison Licence

New Holland honeyeater

Phylidonyris novaehollandiae (Meliphagidae)

18 cm. In wooded areas and heathland.

New Holland honeyeater
Lip Kee Licence
New Holland honeyeater
patrickkavanagh Licence

White-plumed honeyeater

Ptilotula penicillata (Meliphagidae)

15 to 17 cm. In wooded areas often near water.

White-plumed honeyeater
JJ Harrison Licence
White-plumed honeyeater
Jim Bendon Licence

Welcome swallow

Hirundo neoxena (Hirundinidae)

15 cm. Anywhere except dense forests.

Welcome swallow
Charles J. Sharp Licence
Welcome swallow
JJ Harrison Licence

Common blackbird

Turdus merula (Turdidae)

24 to 29 cm. In human habitation areas. Introduced species.

Common blackbird
Tomáš Marek Licence
Common blackbird
caroline legg Licence

Common myna

Acridotheres tristis (Sturnidae)

23 to 26 cm. In human habitation areas. Introduced species.

Common myna
Richard Taylor Licence
Common myna
Graham Winterflood Licence

Common starling

Sturnus vulgaris (Sturnidae)

19 to 23 cm. In human habitation areas. Introduced species.

Common starling
Marie-Lan Taÿ Pamart Licence
Common starling
PierreSelim Licence

Grey butcherbird

Cracticus torquatus (Artamidae)

27 to 30 cm. In wooded areas.

Grey butcherbird
Sardaka Licence
Grey butcherbird
Sardaka Licence

Australian magpie

Gymnorhina tibicen (Artamidae)

37 to 43 cm. In grasslands with nearby trees.

Australian magpie
JJ Harrison Licence
Australian magpie
Lip Kee Licence

Pied Currawong

Strepera graculina (Artamidae)

44 to 50 cm. In wooded and suburban areas.

Pied Currawong
D. Gordon E. Robertson Licence
Pied Currawong
Fir0002/Flagstaffotos Licence

Little Raven

Corvus mellori (Corvidae)

48 to 50 cm. In grassland and open areas.

Little Raven
Toby Hudson Licence
Little Raven
Thomas Jaeger Licence

Magpie-lark

Grallina cyanoleuca (Monarchidae)

25 to 30 cm. Anywhere except rainforests.

Magpie-lark
Duncan McCaskill Licence
Magpie-lark
Toby Hudson Licence

Grey fantail

Rhipidura albiscapa (Rhipiduridae)

16 cm. In wooded areas.

Grey fantail
JJ Harrison Licence
Grey fantail
Duncan McCaskill Licence

Willie wagtail

Rhipidura leucophrys (Rhipiduridae)

20 cm. In wooded areas near water.

Willie wagtail
Duncan McCaskill Licence
Willie wagtail
JJ Harrison Licence