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Queensland, Australia. Queensland is the second-largest state in Australia but has the greatest biodiversity, with 684 species of bird recorded (more than closest-rivals New South Wales or West Australia with both around 550).
This is a list of the wild birds found in Australia including its outlying islands and territories, but excluding the Australian Antarctic Territory.The outlying islands covered include: Christmas, Cocos (Keeling), Ashmore, Torres Strait, Coral Sea, Lord Howe, Norfolk, Macquarie and Heard/McDonald.
In summer, they also spread throughout the south-east of Australia inhabiting the states of New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia, and the Australian Capital Territory. [ 2 ] The little friarbird has been sighted along the Murray River and throughout the Riverina within New South Wales. [ 2 ]
The spotted pardalote (Pardalotus punctatus) is a small passerine bird native to eastern and southern Australia, at elevations of up to 2,000 metres (6,600 ft). It is part of the pardalote family, Pardalotidae. [1]
The New Atlas of Australian Birds, an extensive detailed survey of Australian bird distributions. The Action Plan for Australian Birds 2000 , Garnett, Stephen T.; & Crowley, Gabriel M., Environment Australia, Canberra, 2000 ISBN 0-642-54683-5 , a comprehensive survey of the conservation status of Australian species, with costed conservation and ...
L. i. ocularis, SE Queensland. The brown honeyeater (Lichmera indistincta) is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae.It belongs to the honeyeaters, a group of birds which have highly developed brush-tipped tongues adapted for nectar feeding.
For means of relevancy, only birds with a remarkable range of presence in the area are listed; birds widely present throughout Australia or at a much broader level are listed in parent categories. Birds portal; Queensland portal
In the first national bird atlas in 1977–81, the little eagle was reported in 65% of one degree grid cells across Australia, with mostly high reporting rates (more than 40% of surveys per grid) across New South Wales and Victoria. Breeding was recorded in 11% of cells, with the highest rates in New South Wales (NSW) and Victoria. [13]