Lists

Annotated Checklist of the Birds of the Australian Capital Territory

This checklist is based on Birds of the ACT: Two Centuries of Change by Steve Wilson OAM, published by the Canberra Ornithologists Group, Canberra, 1999. The Checklist covers 281 species. Click here to view or download the Checklist (will open in a new window to facilitate printing).

Christidis & Boles 2008 - Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds

COG has adopted the Christidis & Boles (2008) list as its working checklist. Click here to view the checklist and a spreadsheet detailing the changes from the previous list, Christidisi & Boles (1994).

ACT Birders' Totals

A site at which birders who have observed 150 or more wild bird species in the Australian Capital Territory may have their totals listed. Why 150 species? Because the ACT list contains some 280 species, and 150 is just over half that number! Click here to view the latest standings.