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Brochures and Bird
Lists
BNQ has produced birding guides for a variety
of locations in Northern Queensland, as shown in the list below. These
brochures are the copyright of BirdLife Northern Queensland, but
subject to not infringing copyright (for financial gain, for example)
we encourage you to download and print them for personal
use.
The version of each brochure is indicated by the date, so that you can check whether you have the latest version.
The brochures are in
Adobe Acrobat portable
document format (pdf) and you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view
them. This is pre-installed in most computers and can be downloaded
from this location:
To download a brochure,
right-click (Windows)
or Control-click (Macintosh) on the brochure name in the first column
and select appropriate instruction (Save Target As . . . or Download
Linked File . . .). You can also open a brochure in your internet
browser by double-clicking on its name but you may need to set the
browser security options to allow this.
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BNQ has produced birding guides for a variety of locations in Northern Queensland, as shown in the list below. These brochures are the copyright of BirdLife Northern Queensland, but subject to not infringing copyright (for financial gain, for example) we encourage you to download and print them for personal use. The version of each brochure is indicated by the date, so that you can check whether you have the latest version. The brochures are in Adobe Acrobat portable document format (pdf) and you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view them. This is pre-installed in most computers and can be downloaded from this location: To download a brochure, right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Macintosh) on the brochure name in the first column and select appropriate instruction (Save Target As . . . or Download Linked File . . .). You can also open a brochure in your internet browser by double-clicking on its name but you may need to set the browser security options to allow this. |
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Northern Queensland Species List: Confirmed sightings in the BNQ area - North from Ayr to the Torres Strait, and West to the Queensland-Northern Territory border (revised April 2013). Download (259KB)
Binoculars & Telescopes: A guide to aid in selecting and purchasing binoculars and telescopes for bird watching (revised April 2013). Download (242KB)
Brochures for Northern Queensland districts & birding sites:
- Tropical coast, Ayr to Innisfail
- Cairns and environs
- Atherton Tableland
- Cooktown and Cape York Peninsula
- Northwestern and Inland Northern Queensland
Tropical Coast
| Townsville and District | Covers the area from Giru north to Mt Spec: bird list. | Download (208KB) | April 2013 |
| Ingham and District | Covers an area within 50 Km of the township of Ingham: bird list. | Download (206KB) | April 2013 |
| Tyto Wetlands, Ingham | Man-made wetland comprising 120 acres of lagoons, swamps and grasslands with walking tracks, birdsite and interpretive centre. | Download (203KB) | April 2013 |
| Cardwell and District |
Cardwell is a coastal township in the wet tropics near Hinchinbrook Island, 203km south of Cairns and 163km north of Townsville on the Bruce Highway: bird list. |
Download (247KB) | April 2013 |
| Innisfail and District |
Innisfail is 93km south of Cairns; sugar-cane and fruit growing area with rich rainforest and coastal habitats: information and bird list. |
Download (241KB) | April 2013 |
| Eubenangee Swamp |
Coastal freshwater wetland 62km south of Cairns & 9km from Miriwinni on the Bruce Highway: information and bird list. |
Download (206KB) | April 2013 |
Cairns and environs
| Birding around Cairns | Key birding sites in and around Cairns City: information and map. | Download (237KB) | April 2013 |
| Birds of Cairns Gardens | Beginners' guide to birds and birdscaping gardens, in the Cairns area. | Download (241KB) | April 2013 |
| Cairns Esplanade | List of bird species recorded on the Cairns Esplanade and foreshore and their status. | Download (207KB) | April 2013 |
| Cairns Foreshore Migrants | An overview of the Cairns foreshore as an important regional site for migrant waders and part of the East Asian - Australasian Flyway. | Download (282KB) | April 2013 |
| Redden Island | Redden Island, accessible by road, is part of the Cairns suburb of Machans Beach, just north of the Airport: map and bird list. | Download (265KB) | April 2013 |
| Lake Morris/Copperlode Dam | Lake Morris/Copperlode Dam is 22km southwest of Cairns: map and bird list. | Download (208KB) | April 2013 |
| Yorkeys Knob | Yorkeys Knob is 14km north-west of Cairns and contains a golf course and a lagoon: map and bird list. | Download (251KB) | April 2013 |
| Cattana Wetlands | Cattana Wetlands are situated about 15km north of Cairns and comprise about 80 hectares of lagoons, swamps, grasslands and Feather Palm Forest: map and bird list. | Download (204KB) | April 2013 |
Atherton Tableland
| Atherton Tableland | The Atherton Tableland is the area west of Cairns from the coastal range inland to Mareeba, Ravenshoe, Malanda and Herberton: bird list. | Download (252KB) | April 2013 |
| Hasties Swamp | Hasties Swamp is a wetland with bird hide, 3km south of Atherton township on the Atherton Tableland: map and birdlist. | Download (247KB) | April 2013 |
| Lake Eacham | 43 ha volcanic lake surrounded by rainforest, forming part of the Crater Lakes National Park on the Atherton Tableland: information and bird list. | Download (240KB) | April 2013 |
| Lake Barrine | Crater lake surrounded by rainforest 9km north east of Yungaburra on the Atherton Tableland: information and bird list. | Download (191KB) | April 2013 |
| Pelican Point | 20 ha of revegetated forest and grassland on the shores of Lake Tinaroo on the Atherton Tableland, 12 km northeast of Atherton township: information and bird list. | Download (245KB) | April 2013 |
| Atherton Township | On the Atherton Tableland 84km West of Cairns: information and bird list. | Download (233KB) | April 2013 |
Cooktown & Cape York Peninsula
| Cooktown and District | This district covers the area around Cooktown north to Cape Melville, south to the Bloomfield River and west to the eastern boundary of Lakefield National Park and West Normanby River. Cooktown is at the junction of the Wet Tropics Rainforest, Cape York Peninsula and the Einsleigh Uplands with many different habitats: bird list and information. | Download (207KB) | April 2013 |
| Iron-Range-No-31 | This brochure covers Iron Range National Park on eastern Cape York and neigbouring locations including Lockart River, Portland Roads and Chili Beach. Iron Range contains the largest area of lowland rainforest in Australia and shares many sought-after birds and other animals with New Guinea: bird list and information. | Download (227KB) | April 2013 |
| Weipa and District | Weipa, on the northwestern coast of Cape York, has access to a wide variety of good bird habitats: dunes, wetlands, mangroves and forests: bird list. | Download (203KB) | April 2013 |
| The Tip of Cape York | Diverse habitats include eucalypt woodland, vine forests & thickets, riparian rainforest, mangroves, melaleuca woodland, swamps, beaches, sedgeland and saltpans: information and bird list. | Download (225KB) | April 2013 |
Northwestern and Inland Northern Queensland
| Charters Towers and District | 140km SSE of Townsville on the Flinders Highway; undulating grassy woodlands, grasslands, wetlands and watercourses: information and bird list. | Download (232KB) | April 2013 |
| Forty Mile Scrub | Vine Scrub - 'Dry Rainforest' - 60km west of Mount Garnet on the Kennedy Highway: information and bird list. | Download (246KB) | April 2013 |
| Mount Surprise | On the edge of the Undara Lava Fields with varied habitat including eucalyptus, melaleuca, vine thickets, creeks and granite area with large boulders: information and bird list. | Download (210KB) | April 2013 |
| Georgetown | Roughly halfway between Cairns and Karumba, it is one of the best places in Queensland for observing the savannah birds of Northern Australia: information and bird list. | Download (190KB) | April 2013 |
| Karumba-Normanton | Normanton is on the Norman River and nearby Karumba is a fishing port at the southern end of the Gulf of Carpentaria; mangroves, wetlands and savannah: information and bird list. | Download (260KB) | April 2013 |
| Mount Isa and District | Rugged hills covered in spinifex and open snappy gum woodlands; water holes and some wetlands: information and bird list. | Download (254KB) | April 2013 |