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[[Image:Lamington NP QLD.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Photo by {{user|birdboybowley|birdboybowley}}<br>Rainforest in [[Lamington National Park]], Queensland, [[Australia]], September 2006]] | [[Image:Lamington NP QLD.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Photo by {{user|birdboybowley|birdboybowley}}<br>Rainforest in [[Lamington National Park]], Queensland, [[Australia]], September 2006]] | ||
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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Queensland is bordered in the south by [[New South Wales]] and in the west by [[Northern Territory]], while [[South Australia]] cuts a small corner into the state. [[Queensland]] includes the Great Barrier Reef and has some species in common with [[New Guinea]] due to the short geographic distance from [[Cape York]]. It is the second-largest state in Australia and has the greatest biodiversity, with over 630 species of bird recorded, 22 of them being endemic. | Queensland is bordered in the south by [[New South Wales]] and in the west by [[Northern Territory]], while [[South Australia]] cuts a small corner into the state. [[Queensland]] includes the Great Barrier Reef and has some species in common with [[New Guinea]] due to the short geographic distance from [[Cape York]]. It is the second-largest state in Australia and has the greatest biodiversity, with over 630 species of bird recorded, 22 of them being endemic. | ||
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==Birds== | ==Birds== | ||
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===Areas of Interest=== | ===Areas of Interest=== | ||
| − | [[Lamington National Park]] - Queensland most significant national park, 20,200 hectares in size and containing forests varying in type from the dry eucalypt forest of the northern escarpment, to the temperate Antarctic | + | *[[Lamington National Park]] - Queensland's most significant national park, 20,200 hectares in size and containing forests varying in type from the dry eucalypt forest of the northern escarpment, to the temperate Antarctic beech forest, high on the border ranges, and subtropical rainforest. There are over 160 species of subtropical birds and many mammals, frogs, reptiles and invertebrates there. |
| − | + | *[[Atherton Tablelands]] - immediately to the west of [[Cairns]], the land rises rapidly into a range of mountains and a large plateau known as the Atherton Tablelands. This is an area of very high biodiversity and contains a number of species of birds and other wildlife. | |
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
*[http://www.ausbird.com/qld.html Birdwatching in Queensland] | *[http://www.ausbird.com/qld.html Birdwatching in Queensland] | ||
| − | *[http://www.eremaea.com/ | + | *[http://www.eremaea.com/BirdlineRecentSightings.aspx?Birdline=5 Birdline North Queensland bird sightings updated continually] |
| + | *[http://www.eremaea.com/BirdlineRecentSightings.aspx?Birdline=7 Birdline Central and South Queensland bird sightings updated continually] | ||
*[http://www.epa.qld.gov.au/parks_and_forests/ Queensland Parks and Forests] | *[http://www.epa.qld.gov.au/parks_and_forests/ Queensland Parks and Forests] | ||
| − | *[http://www.about-australia.com/queensland/ About Australia, Queensland] | + | *[http://www.about-australia.com/location/queensland/ About Australia, Queensland] |
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_birds_of_Queensland Bird List for Queensland] | #[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_birds_of_Queensland Bird List for Queensland] | ||
[[Category:Australia]] | [[Category:Australia]] | ||
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Overview
Queensland is bordered in the south by New South Wales and in the west by Northern Territory, while South Australia cuts a small corner into the state. Queensland includes the Great Barrier Reef and has some species in common with New Guinea due to the short geographic distance from Cape York. It is the second-largest state in Australia and has the greatest biodiversity, with over 630 species of bird recorded, 22 of them being endemic.
Scroll to the end for birding locations in Queensland
Birds
Photo by HelenB
The Proserpine River, near Airlie Beach, home to many saltwater crocodiles, October 2009
The Proserpine River, near Airlie Beach, home to many saltwater crocodiles, October 2009
Notable Species
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Bird List for Queensland[1]
Other Wildlife
Photo by HelenB
Female saltwater (estuarine) crocodile, Proserpine River, near Airlie Beach, October 2009
Female saltwater (estuarine) crocodile, Proserpine River, near Airlie Beach, October 2009
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Areas of Interest
- Lamington National Park - Queensland's most significant national park, 20,200 hectares in size and containing forests varying in type from the dry eucalypt forest of the northern escarpment, to the temperate Antarctic beech forest, high on the border ranges, and subtropical rainforest. There are over 160 species of subtropical birds and many mammals, frogs, reptiles and invertebrates there.
- Atherton Tablelands - immediately to the west of Cairns, the land rises rapidly into a range of mountains and a large plateau known as the Atherton Tablelands. This is an area of very high biodiversity and contains a number of species of birds and other wildlife.
External Links
Pages in category ‘Queensland’
The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total.
