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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 (Ailuroedus 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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