Victoria is Australia’s second smallest state, but has a high biodiversity with 516 bird species recorded.
This is about 54% of Australia’s 959 bird species.
“eBird” has recorded 286 species observed in South Gippsland,
with the top eBirders recording around 170 species.
My photoswipe gallery now totals (108) species.
Passerines
Australasian Pipit
Australian Reed Warbler
Blackbird
Butcherbird – grey
Bronzewing – brush
Cockatoo – gang gang
Cockatoo – sulfur crested
Cockatoo – yellow tailed black
Corella – little
Cuckoo – fan-tailed
Cuckoo -pallid
Cuckoo Strike – black-faced
Currawong – pied
Currawong – grey
Dove – spotted
Dusky Woodswallow
Eagle -wedge tail
Fairy Wren – superb
Falcon – brown
Fantail – grey
Fantail – rufous
Finch -european gold
Finch – european greenfinch
Finch – red browed
Firetail – beautiful
Flycatcher – satin
Galah
Gerygone – brown
Golden-headed Cisticola
Goshawk – brown
Honeyeater – crescent
Honeyeater – new holland
Honeyeater – white eared
Honeyeater – white naped
Honeyeater – yellow faced
Kookaburra -laughing
Kingfisher – sacred
Kite -black-shouldered
Lapwing – masked
Magpie – australian
Magpie lark
Miner – noisy
Mistletoebird
Myna – common
Owl – Southern Boobook
Pardalote -spotted
Parrot – blue winged
Parrot – king
Pigeon – crested
Raven – forest
Raven – little
Rainbow Lorikeet
Robin – scarlet
Robin – eastern yellow
Rosella – eastern
Rosella – crimson
Scrubwren – white browed
Silvereye
Sittella – varied
Skylark – eurasian
Sparrow
Spinebill – eastern
Starling
Southern Emu-wren
Swallow – welcome
Thornbill – brown
Thornbill – striated
Thrush – bassian
Thrush – grey strike
Treecreeper – white throated
Wattle bird – red
Wattle bird – little
Whipbird – eastern
Whistler – golden
Whistler – olive
Whistler – rufous
Willie Wagtail