Birdata general lists include links to species profiles where available. You can also draw Birdata distribution maps for any species in the list by clicking the "map" link.

Custom bird lists

Birdata custom lists are generated live from the Atlas database and can be restricted to a single atlas survey site if required. These lists can also be restricted to a particular month of the year. Custom lists cost AU$88.00 and are emailed to customers within minutes.

To generate a custom list first zoom the Birdata map to the area of interest. Atlas survey sites are shown as grey dots on the map. Survey sites that are to be included in the list are selected by drawing a polygon around them. Select the "draw polygon" map tool and click around the relevant survey sites on the map. You have the option of automatically closing the polygon using the "complete" hyperlink. If you make a mistake you can clear the last point drawn with the "undo" hyperlink. To start again click the "clear" hyperlink. Once the polygon is drawn the list can be filtered by month.

Click on "search" to move to the next stage. The number of species included in the list will be shown before payment is made.

Birdata help

Maps | Bird lists | Interpreting Atlas data

General bird lists

To generate a general bird list there are two methods.

The first method is to select the "get list" map tool and click on the map. Wait a few seconds and a list will display (some lists with a large number of species may take a little while to load).

General lists are simplified into grid cells that measure 10 minutes of longitude by 10 minutes of latitude, or 1 degree x 1 degree. Birds Australia members who have logged into Birdata with their membership number have access to the more accurate lists. The list that will be displayed is where the point clicked on the map intersects a 10 minute or 1 degree cell.

The second method is to get a list by entering an Australian post code. This option is available from the Birdata home page as well as the maps+lists section. In this case, the list displayed is the grid cell that intersects the location of the post code delivery centre. Users should note that most post code areas within urban areas are significantly smaller than a 1 degree grid cell. This may result in some species being included in the list that may not have been recorded within the post code.