Rest Area on Burke Developmental Road
Cloncurry-Duchess Road
Clem Walton Park
Lake Mary Kathleen
Lake Moondarra
Tom O’Hara Park
Clearwater Lagoon
Barramundi Way - Southern Access
Barramundi Way - Northern Access
Lake Moondarra Lookout
Warrina Park
Western Shores
Mount Isa
Kalkadoon Grasswren Sites
Carpentarian Grasswren Sites
Mt Isa Wastewater Treatment Plant
Horse Paddocks
Camooweal
Burke and Wills Roadhouse
Burke and Wills Roadhouse Dam
Grey Falcon’s Nest
Gregory River Crossing
Boodjamulla (Lawn Hill) National Park
Archie Creek
Adels Grove
Lawn Hill Gorge
Riversleigh Road
Riversleigh D-site
Gregory River Crossing
O’Shannassy River Crossing
Gulf of Carpentaria
Normanton-Burketown Road
Road at 17o46’55’’S and 140o53’16’’E
Burke and Wills Camp 119
Bynoe River and Little Bynoe River Crossings
Flinders River Crossing
Road at 17o57’56’’S and 140o38’54’’E
Road at 18o06’30’’S and 140o16’18’’E
Burketown
Burketown Boat Ramp
Burketown Sewage Treatment Plant
Burketown Hot Springs
Leichhardt Lagoon
Normanton
School Dam
Normanton Sewage Treatment Plant
Gulfland Caravan Park
Old Croydon Road
Mutton Hole Wetlands
Mutton Hole Lagoon
Goose Lagoon
Corduroy Creek Crossing
Delta Downs Station
Karumba
Karumba Road
Star Finch Sites
Ferryman Cruises
Karumba Mangroves Walking Track
Airport Beach
Sunset Caravan Park
Cemetery Road
Further reading
Bird index
Site Index
List of Wader Sites
Introduction
The call of an open road
Queensland is the second largest Australian State, after Western Australia. According to Geoscience Australia, the State covers over 1.7 mln square kilometres (22.5% of surface area of Australia). Population of Queensland is about 5.1 mln people (Australian Bureau of Statistics, Dec 2019), with nearly half of the residents (2.3 mln) living in Brisbane as per 2016 census.
Consecutive to our Australian Good Birding Guide: Southern and Central Queensland published in May 2019, this book addresses birdwatching locations in the northern part of this vast State, from the very top of Queensland down to the line running approximately between the point just north of Rockhampton (past St Lawrence) on the east coast, and Winton in the west, i.e. the line running approximately along the Tropic of Capricorn, the 23 parallel that cuts through the middle of Rockhampton.
Northern Queensland is blessed with a wide variety of birdlife. It is the region of the greatest numbers of bird species in comparison with any other region in Australia. About 520 bird species are mentioned just in this book.
Eighteen endemic species can be found in Northern Queensland. These are:
| Golden-shouldered ParrotLesser Sooty OwlTooth-billed BowerbirdGolden BowerbirdEungella HoneyeaterMacleay’s HoneyeaterBridled HoneyeaterFernwrenAtherton Scrubwren | Mountain ThornbillCarpentarian GrasswrenKalkadoon GrasswrenChowchillaBower’s Shrike-thrushPied MonarchVictoria’s RiflebirdGrey-headed RobinWhite-bellied Crimson Finch |
Cape York Peninsula in the far northeast of Queensland has 20 “Cape York specialists” which in Australia can only be found there. These are:
| Black-backed ButcherbirdGolden-shouldered ParrotRed-cheeked ParrotEclectus ParrotPalm CockatooYellow-billed KingfisherChestnut-breasted CuckooPapuan PittaFawn-breasted BowerbirdNorthern Scrub-robin |
Trumpet ManucodeMagnificent RiflebirdGreen-backed HoneyeaterWhite-streaked
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