Archerfield Wetlands provide an important habitat for a diverse range of bird species, some of which are uncommon within the wider-Brisbane area.

Record your sightings for science!

You can become a citizen scientist by recording your own bird sightings as your walk along the Wetlands Discovery Trail.  Your observations will contribute to scientific research and help gain an understanding of the abundance and diversity of bird species within Archerfield Wetlands over time.

To record your sightings online visit Ebird or Birddata.

Birds surveyed at Archerfield Wetlands to date

Below is a list of the bird species surveyed to date* within Archerfield Wetlands. Further information relating to these species can be found in the links below.

This eBird graph shows a visual representation of the variation in sighting frequency of birds at Archerfield Wetlands through the seasons.

*Note: survey last conducted March 2022

	Common name	Species name and link to further information
1	Australasian darter	Anhinga novaehollandiae
2	Australasian figbird	Sphecotheres vieilloti
3	Australasian swamphen	Porphyrio melanotus
4	Australian brushturkey	Alectura lathami
5	Australian golden whistler	Pachycephala pectoralis
6	Australian hobby	Falco longipennis
7	Australian magpie	Gymnorhina tibicen
8	Australian reed warbler	Acrocephalus australis
9	Australian white ibis	Threskiornis molucca
10	Bar-shouldered dove	Geopelia humeralis
11	Black kite	Milvus migrans
12	Black-faced cuckoo-shrike	Coracina novaehollandiae
13	Black-fronted dotterel	Elseyornis melanops
14	Black-shouldered kite	Elanus axillaris
15	Blue-faced honeyeater	Entomyzon cyanotis
16	Brown goshawk	Accipiter fasciatus
17	Brown honeyeater	Lichmera indistincta
18	Brown quail	Coturnix ypsilophora
19	Brush cuckoo	Cacomantis variolosus
20	Buff-banded rail	Gallirallus philippensis
21	Channel-billed cuckoo	Scythrops novaehollandiae
22	Chestnut-breasted nannikin	Lonchura castaneothorax
23	Collared sparrowhawk	Accipiter cirrocephalus
24	Comb-crested jacana	Irediparra gallinacea
25	Common myna	Acridotheres tristis
26	Common starling	Sturnus vulgaris
27	Crested pigeon	Ocyphaps lophotes
28	Double-barred finch	Taeniopygia bichenovii
29	Dusky moorhen	Gallinula tenebrosa
30	Eastern cattle egret	Bubulcus coromandus
31	Eastern whipbird	Psophodes olivaceus
32	Eastern yellow robin	Eopsaltria australis
33	Fairy martin	Petrochelidon ariel
34	Fan-tailed cuckoo	Cacomantis flabelliformis
35	Galah	Eolophus roseicapilla
36	Golden-headed cisticola	Cisticola exilis
37	Great egret	Ardea alba
38	Grey butcherbird	Cracticus torquatus
39	Grey fantail	Rhipidura albiscapa
40	Grey shrike-thrush	Colluricincla harmonica
41	Grey teal	Anas gracilis
42	Horsfield’s bronze cuckoo	Chrysococcyx basalis
43	Intermediate egret	Ardea intermedia
44	Laughing kookaburra	Dacelo novaeguineae
45	Leaden flycatcher	Myiagra rubecula
46	Lewin’s honeyeater	Meliphaga lewinii
47	Little black cormorant	Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
48	Little corella	Cacatua sanguinea
49	Little friarbird	Philemon citreogularis
50	Little lorikeet	Parvipsitta pusilla
51	Little pied cormorant	Microcarbo melanoleucos
52	Long-billed Corella	Cacatua tenuirostris
53	Magpie-lark	Grallina cyanoleuca
54	Maned duck	Chenonetta jubata
55	Mangrove gerygone	Gerygone levigaster
56	Masked lapwing*	Vanellus miles
57	Mistletoebird	Dicaeum hirundinaceum
58	Noisy friarbird	Philemon corniculatus
59	Noisy miner	Manorina melanocephala
60	Olive-backed oriole	Oriolus sagittatus
61	Oriental dollarbird	Eurystomus orientalis
62	Pacific baza	Aviceda subcristata
63	Pacific black duck	Anas superciliosa
64	Pale-vented bush-hen	Amaurornis moluccana
65	Pheasant coucal	Centropus phasianinus
66	Pied butcherbird	Cracticus nigrogularis
67	Pied currawong	Strepera graculina
68	Rainbow bee-eater	Merops ornatus
69	Rainbow lorikeet	Trichoglossus moluccanus
70	Red-backed fairy-wren	Malurus melanocephalus
71	Red-browed finch	Neochmia temporalis
72	Rock dove	Columba livia
73	Rose robin	Petroica rosea
74	Rufous fantail	Rhipidura rufifrons
75	Rufous whistler	Pachycephala rufiventris
76	Sacred kingfisher	Todiramphus sanctus
77	Scaly-breasted lorikeet	Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus
78	Scarlet myzomela	Myzomela sanguinolenta
79	Shining bronze cuckoo	Chrysococcyx lucidus
80	Silvereye	Zosterops lateralis
81	Spangled drongo	Dicrurus bracteatus
82	Straw-necked ibis	Threskiornis spinicollis
83	Striated pardalote	Pardalotus striatus
84	Sulphur-crested cockatoo	Cacatua galerita
85	Superb fairy-wren	Malurus cyaneus
86	Tawny grassbird	Cincloramphus timoriensis
87	Torresian crow	Corvus orru
88	Tree martin	Petrochelidon nigricans
89	Variegated fairy-wren	Malurus lamberti
90	Welcome swallow	Hirundo neoxena
91	Whistling kite	Haliastur sphenurus
92	White-bellied sea eagle	Haliaeetus leucogaster
93	White-browed scrubwren	Sericornis frontalis
94	White-faced heron	Egretta novaehollandiae
95	White-throated gerygone	Gerygone olivacea
96	White-throated honeyeater	Melithreptus albogularis
97	Willie wagtail	Rhipidura leucophrys
98	Yellow-faced honeyeater	Caligavis chrysops

The Oxley Ham and Bacon Factory

Between 1894 and 1994, a meat processing factory operated in the north-western area of the Archerfield Wetlands Parklands. If you are interested in learning more, the Oxley-Chelmer History Group have published a book on the history of the Oxley Ham and Bacon Factory.

Click here for further information.

Local community groups

The following historical and environmental organisations are active in the local area. For further information, including volunteering opportunities and future events, visit: