Birding Northern Territory: Kakadu National Park and More
The Northern Territory is Australia’s least populous area, and we can expect some superb birding in spectacularly wild landscapes and undisturbed forests.
Expect a good variety of waterbirds on coastal mudflats, wetlands, and floodplains.
More Details About this Trip:
Explore savannah woodland and dramatic sandstone escarpments at the World Heritage Kakadu National Park, looking for endemic sandstone species among many others.
Pricing:
Best Deal this Module: 6,100 AUD, $4,000 USD
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Group Size: Price is based on a group size of 7 or 8 participants
Upcoming Dates:
October 1 to 7, 2026
Take an enjoyable sunrise cruise on the Yellow Waters billabong looking for species such as Great-billed Heron and Buff-sided Robin.
Opportunities to see some ancient Aboriginal rock art.
Birds
Black-breasted Kite, Red-backed Fairywren, Masked Finch, Little Friarbird, Red-winged Parrot, Black-tailed Whistler, Shining Flycatcher,y find Little Curlew, Wandering Whistling-Duck, Australasian Swamphen, Long-tailed Finch, Marsh Sandpiper, Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove, Varied Lorikeet, White-lined Honeyeater, Black-tailed Treecreeper, Black-banded Fruit-Dove, Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo,Helmeted Friarbird, Northern Fantail, Varied Lorikeet, Red-winged Parrot, Blue- winged Kookaburra, Olive-backed Oriole, Chestnut-quilled Rock-Pigeon, Sandstone Shrikethrush, Channel-billed Cuckoo, Pacific Baza, Partridge Pigeon, Sacred Kingfisher, Golden-headed Cisticola, Australian Hobby, Bar-breasted Honeyeater, Pink-eared Duck, Brolga, Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, Forest Kingfisher, Little Kingfisher, and Azure Kingfisher, Green Pygmy-Goose, White-bellied Sea-Eagle, Restless Flycatcher, Shining Flycatchers, Buff-banded Rail, Great-billed Heron, Great Bowerbird, Chestnut-backed Buttonquail, Partridge Pigeon, Northern Rosella, White-throated Gerygone, Black-chinned Honeyeater, Rufous-throated Honeyeater, Banded Honeyeaters, Red-backed Kingfisher, Olive-backed Oriole, Brown Falcon, Gray-crowned Babbler, White-eyed Duck, Pied Stilt, White-winged Triller, Buff-sided Robin, Plumed Whistling-Duck, Radjah Shelduck, Australian Yellow White-eye, Red-headed Honeyeater, Mangrove Robin, Chestnut Rail, Rainbow Pitta, Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove, Brolga, White-browed Crake, Comb-crested Jacana, Forest Kingfisher, Tawny Grassbird, Brush Cuckoo, Little Bronze-Cuckoo, Crimson Finch, Black-breasted Kite.
Mammals
Black Wallaroo, Dingo, Short-eared Rock-Wallaby
Other Highlights
Monsoonal vine forest, savannah woodlands, paperback forest, sandstone escarpments, riverine habitats, wetlands and billabongs, mangroves, and coastal mudflats.
