Links and resources

BNQ has selected links we hope will provide useful information on birds and bird conservation relevant to Northern Queensland. Please note however, BNQ takes no responsibility for the content of third party sites. If you have new links we should know about, please contact us!

The links are in seven groups -

• BirdLife Australia activities and projects
• Bird conservation
• Other bird groups
• Bird sightings and lists
• Books, DVDs and CDs
• Bird images
• Bird tourism and trips

BirdLife Australia (BA) activities, projects and publications
BA national website About the Bird Atlas Birdata: Australian bird data access portal Nest Record Scheme IBAs (Important Bird Areas) Birds in Backyards Wingspan magazine and Supplement Downloads Emu: Journal (with CSIRO Publishing) BA Seabird Group BA Rarities Committee BirdLife International: Our international partner organisation	Birds in Backyards
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Bird Conservation Conservation and NRM (Natural Resource Management)
NRM Groups Collective Qld NRM Regions Qld Environment & Resource Management (DERM) Federal Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities Federal Environment et al. - Land Management Federal Environment et al. - Biodiversity Wet Tropics Management Authority DERM: World Heritage Areas in Queensland CSIRO Integrated Catchment Management publications	Grassy woodlands
Conservation: NRM - regions and catchments Torres Strait Regional Authority Cape York Northern Gulf Terrain (Wet Tropics) Mitchell River Barron River TREAT (Trees, Tablelands) Southern Gulf North Queensland Dry Tropics Desert Channels Desert Uplands Lake Eyre Basin	Herberton Range
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Federal Environment et al. - Wetlands DERM - Queensland wetlands Federal Environment et al. - Wetlands Database Search Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority Townsville Town Common Restoration Project AIMS (Aust Institute of Marine Science)	Nardello's Lagoon
Conservation: Bird species and issues
Black-throated Finch Recovery Team Sarus Crane and Brolga (Ozcranes) Crane Week Golden-shouldered Parrot Pied Imperial Pigeon (scroll down page) Southern Cassowary Red Goshawk Red-necked Stint World Wildlife Fund - Shorebirds Asia-Pacific Shorebird Network Eaglehawk Wildlife Rehabilitation Wildlife Friendly Fencing	Great Knot (courtesy Ian Montgomery, Birdway»)
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Other bird organisations and groups
ABSA (Australia Bird Study Assoc) Aust. Bird and Bat Banding Scheme BOCA (Bird Observation and Conservation Australia) national site TRBOC (Townsville Region Bird Observers Club) Birds Queensland AWSG (Australasian Wader Study Group) Australian Crane Network BIRD (Biodiversity Information. Resources and Data - based in Ballarat, Victoria) Okhotsk Chapter of the Wild Bird Society of Japan (Japanese) (English)
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Bird sightings
Eremaea Birds, including Birdline North Queensland Birding-Aus Cairns Birds More Sightings pages at Birds Queensland and TRBOC (Townsville Region Bird Observers Club) (see above, Other Bird Organisations) and check the Birding Tourism links below.	Christidis and Boles 2008
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Birding books, CDs, DVDs
Where to Find Birds in NE Queensland (J Wieneke) Lloyd Nielsen Birding Shop The 2008 Christidis and Boles, sample chapters (CSIRO Publshing) Andrew Isles Natural History Books Action Plan for Australian Birds 2000 (full book available on the web) CSIRO Publishing (search Books) BOCA - Blue Wren Gift Shop Wet Tropics Birds DVD (Tinaroo Waters Productions) John Young Wildlife Enterprises	Where to Find Birds in North-East Queensland
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Australian Bird Images
Ian Montgomery: Birdway Sandy Carroll on Flickr Peter Merritt: Merritt Images Mick Todd: Wildlifing Aviceda Bird Image Database Tony Wilson: Tannin Australian Museum bird pages Australian Museum - John Gould John Gould images (commercial gallery site) Australian wader (shorebird) gallery - click thumbnails for large images The Len Webb Ecological Images Collection (many habitats in Northern Qld)	Australian Museum Birds Portal
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Bird tourism
Northern Queensland - general Cassowary House and Sicklebill Safaris Close-up Birding Adventures (David Crawford) NPRSR - Queensland Great Walks John Young Kirrama Tours (Klaus Uhlenhut) Wild Watch (Jonathan Munro)
Daintree-Tablelands and Cairns Map of Cairns and environs, Wikipedia, jpg 38KB - useful for BNQ Cairns area brochures. Fine Feather Tours (Del Richards) Kingfisher Park Red Mill House Daintree Birdwatching Bulletin Board Daintree River Tours (Murray Hunt) Mangrove Adventures (boat tours Dan Irby) Thala Beach Lodge, Port Douglas Yorkeys Knob-Half Moon Bay Golf Course (see BNQ Brochure) Kewarra Beach Atherton Tableland Information Centre Alan's Wildlife Tours Rose Gums Wilderness Retreat Atherton Blue Gum Accommodation (bird page) Mareeba Wetlands Jabiru Safari Lodge Hasties Swamp Bird Hide	Great-billed Heron, Daintree (Courtesy Ian Montgomery, Birdway»)
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Cairns-Townsville Innisfail Tourist Info Tyto Wetlands Ingham Great Tropical Drive (bird pages) Ecotourism in Townsville (City Council)	Lakefield, Cape York Peninsula (courtesy G and J Holmes)
Cape York, Torres Strait, Gulf, NW Queensland Birdwatching in and around Cooktown Weipa Visitor Information Lotusbird Lodge (Lakefield, CYP) Ferryman (Karumba) Karumba Visitor Information Gulf-Savannah Development Outback at Isa Mount Isa Tourist Information
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