Migratory wading birds from Europe drop in for visits and 56 types of parrot chatter through every landscape. Australia is home to some species of birds; an unusual bunch, with almost half of them occurring nowhere else. Early mornings are great for birdwatching.
Most birds are more active then and will call more often, making them easier to find. Join a ranger for a tour or take a leisurely stroll among the kookaburras, cockatoos, cheeky rainbow lorikeets and the purple swamphen.
A short domestic flight away is Lord Howe Island , where the birds have no predators and are relatively fearless. The island hosts at least types of resident and visiting birds, including breeding seabirds in their thousands. Conservation efforts have seen the endemic Lord Howe Island woodhen recover from near extinction, so you can enjoy the sight of these flightless rail birds for generations to come.
Join a guided tour to see this adorable event for yourself. Expect giant flocks of pink-eared ducks, red-necked stints and migratory sandpipers. During winter, search for the critically endangered orange-bellied parrot. These avian pranksters can even mimic human noises, like car alarms. Families will love the wild bird feeding area for close encounters with outrageously coloured rosellas, king parrots and the spectacular gold and black regent bowerbird.
Other highlights include kingfishers around the creeks and the noisy pitta. Michaelmas Cay is a raucous place, hosting up to 20, breeding pairs of seabirds including sooty terns, common noddies, lesser crested terns and brown boobies.
The island is a national park, with only a few tour companies permitted to visit. Just over an hour south of the capital Hobart , Bruny Island is one of the best places to spot the endangered and endemic forty-spotted pardalote.
Booking a tour with an experienced company like Inala Nature Tours will vastly improve your chances of finding this tiny and wonderous bird. Today, these wild geese roam the pastures of the island , almost unafraid of humans. The sandstone escarpment at Ubirr, in northern Kakadu, towers above the Nadab floodplain.
Image: David Hancock. Located just north-east of Darwin, this tropical wet-dry zone is home to an astonishing bird species, making it arguably one of the best bird-watching destinations in Australia. Midsummer storms sweep across from the Indian Ocean flooding the low-lying terrain creating sparse wetlands. These marshes attract large numbers of waterbirds which travel great distances to breed.
With 20, sq. Look out for: comb-crested jacana, magpie goose, red-goshawk, Gouldian finch. A baby cassowary wanders through the dense rainforest of Daintree National Park in far-north Queensland. Image: Andrew Gregory. Internationally recognised, World Heritage-listed Daintree attracts bird enthusiasts from all over the globe, who come to check out some of the staggering different kinds of bird species. Birds in the Daintree are most prevalent during summer the wet-season.
This ornate seabird is a Christmas Island frigatebird, which is critically endangered. Christmas Island is also home to the annual migration of millions of red crabs, which attracts vast numbers of hungry birds. A lone little black cormorant takes flight through the early morning mists in the Atherton tablelands, QLD. Image: Rob Prettejohn. Definitely a must-visit location, the Atherton Tablelands, located just west of Cairns, is home to some of the most strikingly beautiful birds in Australia.
The extensive rainforests and several volcanic crater lakes are home to 11 endemic bird species as well as a rich population of non-endemic species. Keep an eye out for natural clearings where large trees have collapsed, as they attract seed-eating birds — particularly the blue-face parrot finch.
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