Black Mountain Road

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Overview

This 43km road is mostly unsealed. It runs from the Kennedy Highway just east of Kuranda to the Mossman-Mount Molloy Road near Julatten. The road traverses both the Kuranda and Mowbray National Parks as well as state forest and private land. This can be a very rewarding area for visiting birders.

Birds

Notable Species

Many of the Wet Tropics species can be found here, including several of the endemics. Species commonly encountered here include: Southern Cassowary, Red-necked Crake, Brown Cuckoo Dove, Superb Fruit Dove, Wompoo Fruit Dove, Emerald Dove, Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, Australian King Parrot, [Double-eyed Fig Parrot]], Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo, Little Bronze Cuckoo, Eastern Koel, Papuan Frogmouth, Large-tailed Nightjar, Australian Swiftlet, Forest Kingfisher, Rainbow Bee-eater, White-throated Treecreeper, Lovely Fairywren, Fernwren, Large-billed Scrubwren, Fairy Gerygone, Brown Gerygone, Helmeted Friarbird, Yellow-spotted Honeyeater, Graceful Honeyeater, White-throated Honeyeater, Macleay's Honeyeater, Dusky Honeyeater, Yellow-breasted Boatbill, Pale Yellow Robin, Chowchilla, Golden Whistler, Grey Whistler, Little Shrike Thrush, Spectacled Monarch, Pied Monarch, White-eared Monarch, Leaden Flycatcher, Grey Fantail, Rufous Fantail, Barred Cuckoo Shrike, Cicadabird, Varied Triller, Australasian Figbird, Black Butcherbird, Victoria's Riflebird, Red-browed Firetail, Olive-backed Sunbird, Mistletoebird and Silvereye.

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Other Wildlife

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