Bird Week 2026

Kakadu Billabong Bird Species

Kakadu is a bird lover’s paradise – home to more than a third of Australia’s bird species – and the safari camp location is an ideal place for birdwatchers to view a staggering number of native birds.

The accommodation at the site provides a great base as you can bird watch from your bed!. Your alarm clock is likely to be the call of the majestic White bellied sea eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster, or Marrawurdi as it is known locally,. Their call is often the first call of the morning. There is also an amazing dawn chorus.

Walking the edges of the billabong system and the adjacent woodland provides great opportunities to see local bird species. At this time of year the birds are congregated around the water increasing your chances of getting a good view. There are many plants flowering in the area and this is attracting many birds.

You will need to bring your own food and drinking water. There are showers and toilets at the camp and most of the huts now have fans and USB charging ports to recharge cameras, phones and electronic devices. There is no mobile phone reception from the location.


Common Name Mayali Name Scientific Name
Arafura Fantail Rhipidura dryas
Australasian Darter Garrabaybay Anhinga novaehollandiae
Australian White Ibis Threskiornis moluccus
Azure Kingfisher Djurk Ceyx azureus
Banded Honeyeater Cissomela pectoralis
Bar-breasted Honeyeater Ramsayornis fasciatus
Bar-shouldered Dove Bokkodj-bokkodj Geopelia humeralis
Barking Owl Mobok Ninox connivens
Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike Wirriwirriyak Coracina novaehollandiae
Blue-winged Kookaburra Barradja Dacelo leachii
Brolga Algordu Grus rubicunda
Brown Goshawk Accipiter fasciatus
Brown Honeyeater Kikkik Lichmera indistincta
Buff-sided Robin Poecilodryas cerviniventris
Bush Stone-curlew Gurrwirluk Burhinus grallarius
Comb-crested Jacana Demdorrkehdorrken Irediparra gallinacea
Crimson Finch Djrrkurl Neochmia phaeton
Dusky Honeyeater Myzomela obscura
Eastern Cattle Egret Ngarrgundul Bubulcus coromandus
Eastern Great Egret Gomolo Ardea modesta
Great-billed Heron Naaburrmi Ardea sumatrana
Green Pygmy-goose Bewutj Nettapus pulchellus
Intermediate Egret Mulugumulugu Ardea intermedia
Jabiru Djagarna Ephipporynchus asiaticus
Leaden Flycatcher Myiagra rubecula
Lemon-bellied Flyrobin Mahymahy Microeca flavigaster
Little Corella Andel Ngalelek Ngalelek Cacatua sanguinea
Little Pied Cormorant Barrakbarrak Microcarbo melanoleucos
Long-tailed Finch Djurrkurl Poephila acuticauda
Magpie Goose Bamurru Manimunak Anseranus semipalmata
Magpie-lark Gubirlibbirlib Grallina cyanoleuca
Masked Finch Djurrkurl Poephila personata
Masked Lapwing Berrepberrep Vanellus miles
Mistletoebird Dicaeum hirundinaceum
Northern Fantail Rhipidura rufiventris
Pacific Black Duck Nawangku Anas superciliosa
Paperbark Flycatcher Myiagra nana
Partridge Pigeon Mimguwuy Raagu Geophaps smithii smithii
Peaceful Dove Korloddodok Geopelia striata
Plumed Whistling Duck Djalwilimbirr Dendrocygna eytoni
Radjah Shelduck Tadorna radjah
Rainbow Bee-eater Birritbirrit Merops ornatus
Red-collared Lorikeet Deded Trichoglossus rubritoquis
Red-tailed Black Cockatoo Garnamarr Calyptorhynchus banksii macrorhynchus
Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
Rufous Owl Warrayangal Ninox rufa
Rufous Whistler Mahymahy Pachycephala rufiventris
Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
Shining Flycatcher Mahymahy Myiagra alecto
Southern Boobook Owl Ninox boobook
Spangled Drongo Yakyak Dicrurua bracteatus
Spotted Nightjar Lablab Eurostopodus argus
Straw-necked Ibis Threskiornis spinicollis
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Ngarradj Cacatua galerita
Torresian Crow Wakwak Corvus orru
Varied Lorikeet Djurrih Psitteuteles versicolor
Varied Triller Lalage leucomela
Wandering Whistling Duck Djurrbuyung Dendrocygna arcuata
Whistling Kite Nawurrkpil Haliastur sphenurus
White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike Coracina papuensis
White-bellied Sea-eagle Marrawurdi Haliaeetus leucogaster
White-breasted Wood-swallow Artamus leucorynchus
White-gaped Honeyeater Stomiopera unicolor
White-throated Gerygone Gerygone olivacea
White-throated Honeyeater Melithreptus albogularis
White-throated Nightjar Eurostopodus mystacalis
Willie Wagtail Djikirdi'djikirdi Rhipidura leucophrys
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