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Birds - More Info and Links
For those with an interest in statistics:
- there are at least 137 species of closed forest dependent (rainforest and mangrove) birds in the Wet Tropics
- 23 bird species are either endemic to the region or are largely confined to the Wet Tropics region
- 13 species are known to be strictly endemic to the Wet Tropics and 9 of them are from the uplands with the other 4 ranging down to lower altitudes
 The
Upland endemic birds are:
- Tooth-billed Catbird (Scenopoeetes dentirostris)
- Golden Bowerbird (Prionodura newtoniana)
- Bridled Honeyeater (Lichenostomus frenatus)
- Fern Wren (Oreoscopus gutturalis)
- Atherton Scrubwren (Sericornis keri)
- Mountain Thornbill (Acanthiza katherina)
- Grey-headed Robin (Heteromyias cinereifrons)
- Northern Logrunner (Chowchilla) (Orthonyx spaldingii)
- Bower's Shrike-thrush (Colluricincla boweri)
The other four endemics are:
- Lesser Sooty Owl (Tyto multipunctata)
- Macleay's Honeyeater (Xanthotis macleayana)
- Victoria's Riflebird (Ptiloris victoriae)
- Pied Monarch (Arses kaupi)
There are another ten birds with subspecies restricted
to the Wet Tropics area and these are:
 Australian King Parrot (Alisterus scapularis minor)- Double-eyed Fig Parrot (Cyclopsitta diophthalma macleayana)
- Pale-yellow Robin (Tregellasia capito nana)
- Yellow-breasted Boatbill (Machaerirhynchus flaviventer secundus)
- Grey Fantail (Rhipidura fuliginosa frerei)
- Eastern Whipbird (Psophodes olivaceus lateralis)
- Brown Gerygone (Gerygone mouki mouki)
- Spotted Catbird (Ailuroedus melanotis maculosus)
- Satin Bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus minor)
- Boobook Owl (Ninox novaeseelandiae lurida)
 Birdwatching is a very popular activity in Australia and there are some large community organisations involved in counts, education, surveys and scientific research as well as regional and local branches that organise trips. Some useful websites are:
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