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Southern Cassowary Casuarius casuarius Resident
Australian Brush-turkey Alectura lathami Resident
Orange-footed Scrubfowl Megapodius reinwardt Resident
Grey Goshawk Accipiter novaehollandiae Resident
Crested Hawk Aviceda cristata Resident
Red-necked Crake Rallina tricolor Resident
White-headed Pigeon Columba leucomela Mainly winter, scarce
Brown Cuckoo Dove Macropygia amboinensis Resident
Emerald Ground-Dove Chalcophaps indica Resident
Peaceful Dove Geopelia cuneata Resident
Wompoo Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus magnificus Resident
Superb Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus superbus Resident
Topknot Pigeon Lopholaimus antarcticus Scarce resident
Rainbow Lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus Resident
Scaly-breasted Lorikeet Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus Resident
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita Resident
Double-eyed Fig-Parrot Cyclopsitta diopthalma Resident
Australian King Parrot Alisterus scapularis Resident
Fan-tailed Cuckoo Cacomantis flabelliformis Resident
Gould’s Bronze-Cuckoo Chrysococcyx russatus Resident
Shining Bronze-Cuckoo Chrysococcyx lucidus Resident & Migrant
Australian Koel Eudynamys scolopacea Scarce summer visitor
Channel-billed Cuckoo Scythrops novaehollandiae Scarce summer visitor
Pheasant Coucal Centropus phasianus Resident
Lesser Sooty Owl * Tyto multipunctata Resident
Papuan Frogmouth Podargus papuensis Resident
White-rumped Swiftlet Collocalia spodiopygia Resident
House (Little) Swift Apus (affinis) nipalensis Vagrant- summer
Fork-tailed (Pacific) Swift Apus pacificus Summer visitor & passage
White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus Passage migrant
Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher Tanysiptera sylvia Summer visitor
Azure Kingfisher Alcedo azurea Resident
Forest Kingfisher Todiramphus macleayii Resident
Laughing Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae Resident
Rainbow Bee-eater Merops ornatus Summer visitor & passage
Noisy Pitta Pitta versicolor Resident
Lovely Fairywren * Malurus amabilis Scarce resident
Red-backed Fairywren Malurus melanocephalus Resident
Large-billed Scrubwren Sericornis magnirostris Resident
Brown Gerygone Gerygone mouki Resident
Fairy Gerygone Gerygone palpebrosa Resident
Helmeted Friarbird Philemon buceroides Resident
Macleay’s Honeyeater * Xanthotis macleayana Resident
Yellow-spotted Honeyeater * Meliphaga notata Resident
Graceful Honeyeater Meliphaga gracilis Resident
Dusky Honeyeater Myzomela obscura Resident
Lemon-bellied Flycatcher Microeca flavigaster Scarce resident
Pale-yellow Robin Tregellasia capito Resident
Eastern Yellow Robin Eopsaltria australis Scarce resident
Chowchilla * Orthonyx spaldingii Resident
Eastern Whipbird Psophodes olivaceus Resident
Grey Whistler Pachycephala simplex Resident
Little Shrike-thrush Colluricincla megarhyncha Resident
Yellow-breasted Boatbill Machaerirhynchus flaviventer Resident
Black-faced Monarch Monarcha melanopsis Resident
Spectacled Monarch Monarcha trivirgatus Resident
White-eared Monarch Monarcha leucotis Scarce resident
Pied Monarch * Arses kaupi Resident
Grey Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa Winter visitor
Rufous Fantail Rhipidura rufifrons Passage migrant
Northern Fantail Rhipidura rufiventris Scarce resident
Spangled Drongo Dicrurus bracteatus Resident
Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike Coracina novaehollandiae Resident & passage
White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike Coracina papuensis Resident & passage
Barred Cuckoo-shrike Coracina lineata Resident
Cicadabird Coracina tenuirostris Resident
Varied Triller Lalage sueurii Resident
Figbird Sphecotheres viridis Resident
White-breasted Wood-swallow Artamus leucorhynchus Resident
Black Butcherbird Cracticus quoyi Resident
Victoria’s Riflebird * Ptiloris victoriae Resident
Spotted Catbird Ailuroedus crassirostris Resident
Red-browed Firetail Neochmia temporalis Resident
Yellow-bellied Sunbird Nectarinia jugularis Resident
Mistletoebird Dicaeum hirundinaceum Resident
Silvereye Zosterops lateralis Resident
Metallic Starling Aplonis metallica Summer visitor

 

Additional species rarely recorded:

White-bellied Sea-Eagle, Black Kite, Whistling Kite, Black-breasted Buzzard, Square-tailed Kite, Red-tailed Black Cockatoo, Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove, Oriental Cuckoo, Red-backed Buttonquail, Brown Quail, Southern Boobook, Owlet-nightjar, Little Kingfisher, Dollarbird, Fernwren, Yellow-throated Scrubwren, Lewin’s, White-cheeked, Yellow-faced, Brown-backed, Brown and Scarlet Honeyeaters, Golden and Rufous Whistlers, Grey-headed Robin, Bower’s Shrike-thrush, Leaden and Satin Flycatchers, Varied Sittella, Spotted Pardalote, Olive-backed Oriole.

Bold type denotes an Australian endemic species; those marked * are far north Queensland endemic species.

All species listed have been seen in the gardens, or within 4km of the house along Black Mountain Road.

It is possible to record many others by visiting other habitats within a 2 hour drive e.g. Daintree, Mount Molloy, Julatten, Mount Carbine, Atherton Tablelands, Mareeba and the Cairns area. A Far North Queensland birding circuit to give a chance with most of the special birds would commence at Cairns, come to Kuranda, then visit Mareeba, the Atherton Tablelands, Julatten and the Daintree.