Visit our Birds
Yes we are open EVERY day of the year
We are open every day 9:30am – 5:00pm
Please book online before you visit.
We have some great Family discounts and Annual passes!
We are open every day 9:30am – 5:00pm
Please book online before you visit. We have some great Family discounts and Annual passes!
Australian Birds
A diverse group, birds exhibit a range of adaptations for all environments and a variety of lifestyles. They can fly, walk, run, swim and dive and occupy the air, oceans,f reshwater, seashores, rain forests, deserts and polar regions.
* animals usually seen at Walkabout Park.
** animals usually seen on Wild Sleep Out programs.
*** animals that only live wild so might not be seen.
Azure Kingfisher ***
The Azure Kingfisher, Alcedo azurea is a small kingfisher (17-19 cm), in the river kingfisher family, Alcedinidae. It is found in Northern and Eastern ….. Read More
Eclectus Parrot *
The Eclectus Parrot are noisy and conspicuous, calling as they fly and screeching loudly when disturbed ….. Read More
Emu *
The emu is Australia’s largest bird. It does not fly, although it does have tiny wings. The wings help the bird cool itself in hot weather. The emu ….. Read More
Forest Kingfisher ***
The Forest Kingfisher was first described by the naturalists Sir William Jardine and Prideaux John Selby in 1830. It was known for many years by its ….. Read More
Galah *
The Galah is one of the most widespread cockatoos, found in open country in almost all parts of mainland Australia ….. Read More
Gang Gang Cockatoo ***
The Gang-gang Cockatoo, Callocephalon fimbriatum, is found in the cooler and wetter forests and woodlands of Australia, particularly ….. Read More
Great Egret
The Great Egret is a large bird with all-white plumage that can reach one meter in height and weigh up to 950 g. It is thus only slightly smaller than the ….. Read More
Kookaburra *
Kookaburras, known as the Laughing Kookaburras, are from the family Kingfishers. Similar to other kingfishers, Kookaburras have a stout ….. Read More
Little Corella *
The Little Corella is a white cockatoo native to Australia and southern New Guinea. …. Read More
Little Eagle ***
The Little Eagle (Aquila morphnoides) is a very small eagle native to Australasia, measuring 45–55 cm (17–21.5 inches) in length and …. Read More
Pink Cockatoo *
The Pink Cockatoo (Cacatua leadbeateri), previously known as Major Mitchell’s Cockatoo or Leadbeater’s Cockatoo … Read More
Red-tailed Black Cockatoo *
Red-tailed blacks are the largest of all Australia’s cockatoos …. Read More
Rainbow bee-eater
Rainbow bee-eaters are brilliantly coloured birds that grow to be 7 to 8 inches in length, including the elongated tail feathers…. Read More
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo *
Sulphur-crested Cockatoos have white plumage with yellow (sulphur-coloured) feathers under the wing and on the tail and crest …. Read More
Tawny Frogmouth *
The general plumage of the Tawny Frogmouth is silver-grey, slightly paler below, streaked and mottled with black and rufous. A second …. Read More
Birds of the World at Walkabout
As a sanctuary, occasionally we find ourselves helping birds that have been poached from other areas of the world or abandoned by their humans. Unable to be released into the wilds of Australia they come to us to care for.
Blue-and-yellow Macaw *
Found in South America, ranging from Eastern Panama through Columbia, Ecuador, and Brazil …. Read More
Dusky Lory *
The Dusky Lory is best known for its distinctive dark plumage with bright orange or yellow breast bands …. Read More