List of birds of Victoria, Australia


This is a list of birds of Victoria, Australia.
Victoria is Australia's second-smallest state but has high biodiversity, with 516 bird species recorded — around 54% of Australia's total of 959 bird species in just 3% of Australia's land area.
Birds are present in high concentrations in some areas, including the Western Treatment Plant at Werribee in Melbourne's suburbs, which is a haven for tens of thousands of birds, due to a combination of permanent water, varied landforms and plant species.
Victoria contains a wider variety of natural habitats than any area of similar size in Australia. Habitats range from warm temperate rainforest in the far east of the state, cool temperate rainforest, heathlands, mallee scrubland, grasslands, open woodland, montane forest, permanent lakes, estuaries, large permanent rivers, ocean and bay coastline. 4 million hectares of the state's 23.7 million hectare total land and marine area is protected in National Parks and conservation reserves.

Key locations

The state of Victoria includes the following 36 Important Bird Areas classified by BirdLife International:
Several sites in Victoria have been listed amongst Australia's top ten birdwatching locations including:
The following Victorian sites have been listed amongst Australia's top 100 birdwatching locations:

Ostriches

Order: StruthioniformesFamily: Struthionidae
Order: CasuariformesFamily: Casuariidae
Order: AnseriformesFamily: Anseranatidae
Order: AnseriformesFamily: Anatidae
Order: GalliformesFamily: Megapodiidae
Order: GalliformesFamily: Odontophoridae
Order: GalliformesFamily: Phasianidae
Order: PhoenicopteriformesFamily: Podicipedidae
Order: ColumbiformesFamily: Columbidae
Order: PhaethontiformesFamily: Phaethontidae
Order: CaprimulgiformesFamily: Podargidae
Order: CaprimulgiformesFamily: Caprimulgidae
Order: CaprimulgiformesFamily: Aegothelidae
Order: CaprimulgiformesFamily: Apodidae
Order: CuculiformesFamily: Cuculidae
Order: GruiformesFamily: Rallidae
Order: GruiformesFamily: Gruidae
Order: OtidiformesFamily: Otididae
Order: SphenisciformesFamily: Spheniscidae

Storm-petrels

Order: ProcellariformesFamily: Oceanitidae
Order: ProcellariformesFamily: Diomedeidae
Order: ProcellariformesFamily: Hydrobatidae
Order: ProcellariformesFamily: Procellariidae
Order: PelecaniformesFamily: Ciconiidae
Order: PelecaniformesFamily: Pelecanidae
Order: PelecaniformesFamily: Ardeidae
Order: PelecaniformesFamily: Threskiornithidae
Order: PelecaniformesFamily: Fregatidae
Order: PelecaniformesFamily: Sulidae
Order: PelecaniformesFamily: Phalacrocoracidae
Order: PelecaniformesFamily: Anhingidae
Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Burhinidae
Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Haematopodidae
Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Recurvirostridae
Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Charadriidae
Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Pedionomidae
Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Rostratulidae
Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Scolopacidae
Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Turnicidae
Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Glareolidae
Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Stercorariidae
Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Laridae
Order: AccipitriformesFamily: Pandionidae
Order: AccipitriformesFamily: Accipitridae
Order: StrigiformesFamily: Tytonidae
Order: StrigiformesFamily: Strigidae
Order: CoraciiformesFamily: Meropidae
Order: CoraciiformesFamily: Coraciidae
Order: CoraciiformesFamily: Alcedinidae
Order: FalconiformesFamily: Falconidae
Order: PsittaciformesFamily: Cacatuidae
Order: PsittaciformesFamily: Psittaculidae
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Menuridae
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Ptilonorhynchidae
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Climacteridae
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Maluridae
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Dasyornithidae
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Meliphagidae
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Pardalotidae
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Acanthizidae
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Pomatostomidae
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Neosittidae
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Campephagidae
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Cinclosomatidae
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Pachycephalidae
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Oreoicidae
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Eupetidae
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Oriolidae
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Artamidae
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Dicruridae
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Rhipiduridae
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Corvidae
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Monarchidae
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Corcoracidae
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Petroicidae
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Dicaeidae
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Estrildidae
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Passeridae
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Motacillidae
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Fringillidae
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Alaudidae
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Cisticolidae
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Locustellidae
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Acrocephalidae
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Hirundinidae
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Pycnonotidae
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Zosteropidae
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Sturnidae
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Turdidae