Tasmania Endemic Birds

Tasmania Endemic Birds. 262 species of birds have been recorded. 12 endemic bird species.

Tasmania has twelve species of bird which are found nowhere else on Earth ie. Eleven species are found in Tasmania of which four are endemic including Australias largest honeyeater the yellow wattlebird. Endangered rare birds.

Sea-faring birds including albatrosses and shearwaters can be spotted from Bruny Island 45 minutes south of Hobart.

Exclusively breeding in Tasmania and a further twenty-six subspecies recognised as island. Top 10 birds to watch out for. The two breeding endemics both listed as endangered include the Orange-bellied Parrot which has a very restricted distribution in the southwest and the Swift. Endangered rare birds.