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Twitchers Route
GOVERNMENT OFWESTERN AUSTRALIA
A Birdwatchers Guide to Kimberley National Parks and Reserves
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ContentsIntroduction 3
Birdwatching tips 3
Kimberley parks and reserves map 4
Recommended addional resources 5
Birdwatching sites 6• Eighty Mile Beach Marine Park 6• Yawuru Birragun Conservation Park, Yawuru Minyirr Buru 6
Conservation Park and Yawuru Nagulagun / Roebuck Bay Marine Park
• King Leopold Ranges Conservation Park – Silent Grove 8• Windjana Gorge National Park 8• Danggu Geikie Gorge National Park 10• Mitchell River National Park 10• Parry Lagoons Nature Reserve 12• Mirima National Park 12• Darram Conservation Park 14
• Purnululu National Park 14
Birdwatching species checklist 16Ducks, geese and grebes 16Storks, pelicans, bitterns, 17 herons, egrets, ibis and spoonbillsCormorants and darter 19Rails, crakes, scrubfowl 19 and pittaOystercatchers, stilts 20 and avocetPlovers and dotterels 20Curlews, godwits, stints, 21 sandpipers and phalaropePratincoles 23Snipe and jacana 23Jaeger, gull, terns, frigatebird 23 and boobyEmu, bustards 25 and stone-curlewsQuails and button-quails 25Doves and pigeons 25Cuoucals and cuckoos 26Frogmouth, nightjars and owls 27Kites, eagles and goshawks 28Falcons 29Bee-eater, dollarbird 30 and kingfishers
Cockatoos and parrots 30Fairy-wrens and grasswren 31Honeyeaters and chats 31Pardalotes, gerygones 33 and weebillBowerbird, treecreeper, 34 babbler and sitellaCuckoo-shrikes, cicadabird, 34 trillers and whistlersShrike-thrush, figbird 35 and oriolesWoodswallows 35Magpie, butcherbirds 36 and drongoFantails 36Crows 37Flycatchers and magpie-lark 37Robins and mistletoebird 37Mannikins and finches 38Pipits, wagtails, bushlark 39 and cisticolaSonglarks, grassbirds, 39 reed-warbler and white-eyeSwifts, swallows and martins 40
Front cover photo Purple-crowned fairy-wren. Back cover photo Shorebird flock. Photos – Karen Bettink
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IntroductionThe Kimberley region offers birdwatchers a unique opportunity to spot over 300 bird species which is more than one third of all of Australia’s bird species, located in some of the most beautiful and rugged landscapes in the country.
This guide has been designed by the Department of Biodiversity Conservation and Attractions; Parks and Wildlife Service (DBCA, the Department) to assist birdwatchers to find and identify key species to target in conservation reserves and National parks.
There is a summary of each park and a checklist at the back to help you record the bird species you encounter in each location.
We acknowledge traditional owners across the Kimberley region including those who we jointly manage National parks and reserves with. We recognise that for thousands of years, birds hold cultural importance to traditional owners as a food source, as part of their spiritual history and dreamtime stories.
Please note: many of the parks are closed during the wet season (November to May), for up to date access information contact the Parks and Wildlife Service Office’s in Broome (08) 9195 5500 or Kununurra (08) 9168 4200.
Birdwatching TipsBush birds are typically most active during dawn and evening and therefore these times represent your best opportunity to find these species. The time of day is less critical for waterbirds and tides are the major influence on coastal shorebirds, which forage at low tide and roost in communal flocks at high tide. A good set of binoculars will suffice for observing birds in most scenarios although a spotting scope is useful for shorebird identification or when looking at waterbirds from a distance.
To identify a bird species, a number of features should be observed, including but not limited to; size and shape of the bird, bill shape, size and colour, distinctive plumage marks and colours, tail shape and size plus behaviours such as tail flicks and flight pattern. Learning the calls of different species will significantly increase your ability to identify them.
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If you hear an unfamiliar call attempt to track it down, seeing the species making the call will help engrain this call in your memory for next time. When moving, go slow and steady and practice focusing your binoculars on birds quickly as sometimes a brief opportunity is all that is presented.
Please be considerate of your impact on birds whilst birdwatching by limiting your disturbance as much as possible and leave no trace but your footsteps. It is advised to stay on walk paths and trails and always carry adequate water. For more information on ethical birdwatching standards please visit Birdlife Australia’s website (http://www.birdlife.org.au/conservation/advocacy/policies).
Recommended additional resourcesThe Morcombe & Stewart Guide to Birds of Australia and Pizzey and Knight Birds of Australia phone app
The Australian Bird Guide by Menkhorst, Rogers, Clarke, Davies and Marsack,
Finding Australian Birds by Dolby and Clarke
Photo Painted finch. Photo – Jordan Vos
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Yawuru BirragunConservation Park
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Mitchell RiverNational Park
MirimaNational Park
Parry LagoonsNational Park
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Eighty Mile Beach Marine ParkKey speciesLarge numbers of shorebirds, white-bellied sea-eagle
The Eighty Mile Beach marine Park and adjacent coastal reserves protect a remarkable 260 km of coastline, stretching from near Cape Keraudren in the south to Cape Missiessy in the north. The sand and mud flats support an incredible number of migratory shorebird species, along with resident shorebird species, terns and gulls. For migratory shorebirds, it is an internationally significant location, regularly supporting over 400,000 individuals during their non-breeding (summer) season in Australia. Public access to the park is restricted to Cape Keraudren and Eighty Mile Beach caravan park.
Yawuru Birragun Conservation Park, Yawuru Minyirr Buru Conservation Park and Yawuru Nagulagun / Roebuck Bay Marine ParkKey speciesLarge numbers of shorebirds, Asian dowitcher, common redshank, mangrove specialists, oriental cuckoo
Deemed the shorebird capital of Australia, Broome and Roebuck Bay, which falls within Yawuru Birragun Conservation Park and adjacent Yawuru Nagulagun / Roebuck Bay Marine Park, is world famous for being easily accessible to view the vast numbers and diversity of migratory shorebirds that visit each year. Over the summer months when migratory shorebirds are at their peak, it is not uncommon to see flocks of several thousand birds, a truly remarkable experience. Join a Broome Bird Observatory shorebird tour to get expert guidance and tips for identification of these birds, which can be notoriously difficult to identify. Terns and other coastal species are abundant, as is other wildlife such as snubfin dolphins. The mudflats of Roebuck Bay contain more benthic invertebrate species than anywhere else in the world. Roebuck Bay is Australia’s most reliable site for Asian dowitcher and common redshank, and the surrounding mangroves are also home to a number of mangrove specialist species such as broad-billed flycatcher, red-headed honeyeater, mangrove grey fantail, dusky gerygone, white-breasted whistler and mangrove golden whistler. Minyirr Park close to Broome has three walk trails providing excellent access through pindan woodland and patches of monsoon vine thicket. Typical bush birds will be seen
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such as little friarbird and rufous-throated honeyeater but keep a keen eye out for oriental cuckoo, a regular but rare visitor over the summer months.
King Leopold Ranges Conservation Park – Silent GroveKey speciesPurple-crowned fairy-wren, northern rosella, black-tailed treecreeper, bush birds.
The campsite at Silent Grove is an excellent base to explore the open woodlands and rocky hills of King Leopold Ranges Conservation Park. These areas offer excellent general bush birding and taking a walk in the early to mid-morning will be most productive. Various species can be encountered, which is likely to include northern rosella, black-tailed treecreeper, pied butcherbird and little friarbird. When the eucalypts and melaleuca are in flower, honeyeaters abound. Flocks of brolga are often seen in the open grasslands. Bell Creek supports a population of the threatened purple-crowned fairy-wren. The population within the conservation park appears to be stable thanks to management of feral herbivores and appropriate fire management within the streamside vegetation where this species is restricted to. Search the dense pandanus and listen for their distinctive call. The Bell Creek crossing near Silent Grove and approximately 3 km upstream from Bell Gorge are two reliable areas to find this enigmatic species. Listen for the distinctive high pitched piping call of the black-tailed treecreeper which can be heard and seen in the open woodland habitats between the campground and Bell Gorge.
Windjana Gorge National ParkKey speciesSandstone shrike-thrush, Australasian figbird, azure kingfisher, green-backed gerygone
The Devonian Reef and Lennard River provide a dramatic landscape at Windjana Gorge National Park, where over 100 bird species have been recorded. The dense woodland, shade and water within the gorge provide a refuge from the surrounding open grasslands, so bird species abundance and richness is high. Take a walk in the gorge early morning to maximise its birdwatching potential. Listen for the distinctive call of the sandstone shrike-thrush, which can often be seen jumping around on the gorge rocks and cliff face. The gorge is home to
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Purple-crowned fairy-wren.
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Australasian figbird and green-backed gerygone, species which don’t generally occur any further south or west of this location, listen for their distinctive calls and look in the dense canopy layer for them. Azure kingfisher can be seen perched on branches overlooking the pools of water. At certain times of the year, during the last twilight of sunset, watch for the breathtaking spectacle of thousands of flying foxes funnelling out through the gorge.
Danggu Geikie Gorge National ParkKey speciesFairy martin, river birds, birds of prey
Jump on the Department boat tour to fully appreciate the spectacular vista of the Fitzroy River amongst the towering cliffs of Danggu Geikie Gorge National Park. Look under the over hangs and in the sky to see hundreds of fairy martins gracefully soaring, along with black and whistling kites, nankeen kestrels, black-breasted buzzards and other bird of prey species. Along the river you may spot birds such as azure kingfisher, Australasian darter, little pied cormorant and other heron and egret species. Keep an eye out for basking freshwater crocodiles. The walk trails that start at the gazebo and main car park traverse various woodland and rocky habitats and provide a good opportunity to see typical woodland species such as rufous whistler, rainbow bee-eater and white-bellied cuckoo-shrike.
Mitchell River National ParkKey speciesOrange-footed scrubfowl, rainbow pitta, partridge pigeon, emerald dove, rose-crowned fruit-dove, black grasswren, Kimberley honeyeater, torresian imperial pigeon
The Mitchell River National Park contains the unique landforms of the rocky and rugged Mitchell Plateau along with remnant rainforest patches. These restricted habitats support a unique bird assemblage and consequently high species richness with over 170 species recorded in the park, including two endemic species (black grasswren and Kimberley honeyeater) which are restricted to the north Kimberley region. The partridge pigeon is the easiest of the key species and can be seen foraging in the campground. The other species require more effort. Take the walk trail to Little Merten’s Falls and continue towards Big Merten’s Falls. The rugged sandstone country is habitat for Kimberley honeyeater and the highly prized black grasswren, which can be cryptic and difficult to see. Listen for their metallic and squeaky
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Black kite.
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calls amongst large spinifex, with mornings and afternoons your best chance. As you traverse past Little Merten’s Falls a rainforest patch offers an opportunity to look for orange-footed scrubfowl, rainbow pitta, emerald dove, Torresian imperial pigeon and rose-crowned fruit-dove. A number of swimming spots along the walk allow an opportunity to cool off and the spectacular Mitchell Falls at the end of the four kilometre walk provides a stunning and rewarding view.
Parry Lagoons Nature ReserveKey speciesLarge numbers of waterbirds, Gouldian finch and other finches
A waterbird lovers paradise, Marglu Billabong (a Ramsar-listed wetland of international significance) provides significant habitat to waterbird species. Over 220 bird species have been recorded from the reserve. The number of species and abundance will be determined by seasonal conditions and water levels. During the wet season, flooding creeks inundate the flat, low-lying plain and bring abundant food to Marglu Billabong; food which attracts an incredible number and variety of waterbirds. Egrets, spoonbills, herons, ibises, many species of waterfowl, magpie geese and stilts can often be counted in their thousands. The bird hide at the main car park offers an excellent viewing platform. The surrounding grasslands support numerous quail and nine of the ten mannikin and finch species of the Kimberley have been recorded here. Look for Gouldian finches flying up off the road and coming in to drink at Marglu Billabong, particularly early morning and late afternoon. The waterhole at Parry Creek Farm is another reliable spot for Gouldian finches to drink at.
Mirima National ParkKey speciesWhite-quilled rock-pigeon, dusky honeyeater
Located just out of Kununurra, Mirima National Park offers a good opportunity to look for a range of woodland and bush birds close to town amongst spectacular geology. Four separate walk trails offer good access to the park, listen for the distinctive wing claps of white-quilled rock-pigeon as they make short flights amongst the rocks. The park offers one of the best opportunities to spot a dusky honeyeater in Western Australia, which typically occurs further north and east, a sought after species for the Western Australian lister. You are also likely to see species such as northern rosella, great bowerbird and a
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range of bird of prey species. Also keep a look out for short-eared rock-wallaby, which are most typically seen in the early morning or late afternoon.
Darram Conservation ParkKey speciesFinches, yellow oriole, white-browed crake, comb-crested jacana
Located on the banks of the Ord River just out of Kununurra, Darram Conservation Park offers excellent birdwatching for a range of waterbird and grassland species close to town. Packsaddle road borders the Park and provides access to a number of walking tracks which lead in to the park. Follow these through the various habitats and you should encounter a range of egret, heron, ibis, cormorant and other waterbird species. Look carefully for white-browed crake and comb-crested jacana walking on floating vegetation and amongst reed beds. Look for yellow oriole and honeyeater species in the canopy of trees. A variety of finch species occur here, including yellow-rumped mannikin, search for them feeding amongst spear grass and other seeding grasses.
Purnululu National ParkKey speciesPainted finch, spinifex pigeon, crimson chat, black-tailed treecreeper, Australian bustard
The World Heritage listed Purnululu National Park contains spectacular banded sandstone domes and is located in a transition zone of arid environments to the south and monsoonal areas to the north. Consequently, a diverse range of bird species occur here and is your best chance at picking up a number of arid zone species. A four-wheel drive vehicle is required to access the park from the Great Northern Highway. A number of camp sites are provided allowing you to base yourself here and explore the numerous walk trails throughout the park, drop in to the visitor centre to pick up a map. Amongst the rocky areas look for small flocks of spinifex pigeon and listen for their distinctive wing-clap as they make short bursting flights. Depending on seasonal conditions, you may encounter crimson chat foraging in the open spinifex grasslands along with other grassland species such as Australian bustard and emu. Look and listen for black-tailed treecreeper amongst open eucalyptus woodland. Budgerigars can occur in large numbers during suitable conditions whilst painted finch can be seen in rocky areas and drinking from waterholes in the gorges.
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Eighty Mile Beach Marine Park
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and Yawuru Nagulagun / Roebuck Bay Marine Park
Windjana Gorge National Park
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Mitchell River National Park
Parry Lagoons Nature Reserve
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Windjana Gorge National Park
Danggu Geikie Gorge National Park
Mitchell River National Park
Parry Lagoons Nature Reserve
Mirima National Park
Darram Conservation Park
Purnululu National Park
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Mitchell River National Park
Parry Lagoons Nature Reserve
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Dia
mon
d do
ve
Peac
eful
dov
e
Bar-
shou
lder
ed d
ove
Emer
ald-
dove
Torr
esia
n im
peria
l-pig
eon
Rose
-cro
wne
d fr
uit-
dove
Cuou
cals
and
cuc
koos
Phea
sant
cou
cal
East
ern
koel
*
Chan
nel-b
illed
cuc
koo*
Hor
sfiel
d’s
bron
ze-c
ucko
o
Blac
k-ea
red
cuck
oo
Shin
ing
bron
ze-c
ucko
o
Litt
le b
ronz
e-cu
ckoo
Brus
h cu
ckoo
Palli
d cu
ckoo
Orie
ntal
cuc
koo*
Frog
mou
th, n
ight
jars
and
ow
ls
Taw
ny fr
ogm
outh
Spot
ted
nigh
tjar
Aust
ralia
n ow
let-
nigh
tjar
East
ern
gras
s ow
l
Mas
ked
owl
East
ern
barn
ow
l
Bark
ing
owl
King Leopold Ranges Conservation Park –
Silent Grove
Species previously recorded at location *Wet season/summer migrant1
47
25
83
69
10
28 29
Spec
ies
Eighty Mile Beach Marine Park
Yawuru Birragun CP, Yawuru Minyirr Buru CP
and Yawuru Nagulagun / Roebuck Bay Marine Park
Windjana Gorge National Park
Danggu Geikie Gorge National Park
Mitchell River National Park
Parry Lagoons Nature Reserve
Mirima National Park
Darram Conservation Park
Purnululu National Park
Sout
hern
boo
book
Kite
s, ea
gles
and
gos
haw
ks
East
ern
ospr
ey
Blac
k-sh
ould
ered
kite
Lett
er-w
inge
d ki
te
Blac
k-br
east
ed b
uzza
rd
Squa
re-t
aile
d ki
te
Paci
fic b
aza
Wed
ge-t
aile
d ea
gle
Litt
le e
agle
Swam
p ha
rrie
r
Spot
ted
harr
ier
Gre
y go
shaw
k
Brow
n go
shaw
k
Colla
red
spar
row
haw
k
Red
gosh
awk
Whi
te-b
ellie
d se
a-ea
gle
Whi
stlin
g ki
te
Brah
min
y ki
te
Blac
k ki
te
Falc
ons
Nan
keen
kes
trel
Aust
ralia
n ho
bby
Brow
n fa
lcon
Gre
y fa
lcon
Blac
k fa
lcon
Pere
grin
e fa
lcon
King Leopold Ranges Conservation Park –
Silent Grove
Species previously recorded at location *Wet season/summer migrant1
47
25
83
69
10
30 31
Spec
ies
Eighty Mile Beach Marine Park
Yawuru Birragun CP, Yawuru Minyirr Buru CP
and Yawuru Nagulagun / Roebuck Bay Marine Park
Windjana Gorge National Park
Danggu Geikie Gorge National Park
Mitchell River National Park
Parry Lagoons Nature Reserve
Mirima National Park
Darram Conservation Park
Purnululu National Park
Bee-
eate
r, do
llarb
ird a
nd k
ingfi
sher
s
Rain
bow
bee
-eat
er
Dol
larb
ird*
Azu
re k
ingfi
sher
Colla
red
king
fishe
r
Sacr
ed k
ingfi
sher
Red-
back
ed k
ingfi
sher
Blue
-win
ged
kook
abur
ra
Cock
atoo
s an
d pa
rrot
s
Cock
atie
l
Red-
taile
d bl
ack-
cock
atoo
Gal
ah
Litt
le c
orel
la
Sulp
hur-
cres
ted
cock
atoo
Red-
win
ged
parr
ot
Nor
ther
n ro
sella
Varie
d lo
rikee
t
Rain
bow
lorik
eet
Budg
erig
ar
Fairy
-wre
ns a
nd g
rass
wre
n
Purp
le-c
row
ned
fairy
-wre
n
Varie
gate
d fa
iry-w
ren
Red-
back
ed fa
iry-w
ren
Blac
k gr
assw
ren
Hon
eyea
ters
and
cha
ts
Blac
k ho
neye
ater
Dus
ky h
oney
eate
r
Red-
head
ed h
oney
eate
r
King Leopold Ranges Conservation Park –
Silent Grove
Species previously recorded at location *Wet season/summer migrant1
47
25
83
69
10
32 33
Spec
ies
Eighty Mile Beach Marine Park
Yawuru Birragun CP, Yawuru Minyirr Buru CP
and Yawuru Nagulagun / Roebuck Bay Marine Park
Windjana Gorge National Park
Danggu Geikie Gorge National Park
Mitchell River National Park
Parry Lagoons Nature Reserve
Mirima National Park
Darram Conservation Park
Purnululu National Park
Silv
er-c
row
ned
fria
rbird
Litt
le fr
iarb
ird
Band
ed h
oney
eate
r
Brow
n ho
neye
ater
Blue
-face
d ho
neye
ater
Blac
k-ch
inne
d ho
neye
ater
Whi
te-t
hroa
ted
hone
yeat
er
Pied
hon
eyea
ter
Rufo
us-t
hroa
ted
hone
yeat
er
Bar-
brea
sted
hon
eyea
ter
Whi
te-g
aped
hon
eyea
ter
Kim
berle
y ho
neye
ater
Spin
y-ch
eeke
d ho
neye
ater
Sing
ing
hone
yeat
er
Gre
y-he
aded
hon
eyea
ter
Gre
y-fr
onte
d ho
neye
ater
Yello
w-t
inte
d ho
neye
ater
Whi
te-p
lum
ed h
oney
eate
r
Whi
te-fr
onte
d ho
neye
ater
Yello
w-t
hroa
ted
min
er
Crim
son
chat
Yello
w c
hat
Pard
alot
es, g
eryg
ones
and
wee
bill
Red-
brow
ed p
arda
lote
Stria
ted
pard
alot
e
Gre
en-b
acke
d ge
rygo
ne
Whi
te-t
hroa
ted
gery
gone
Dus
ky g
eryg
one
King Leopold Ranges Conservation Park –
Silent Grove
Species previously recorded at location *Wet season/summer migrant1
47
25
83
69
10
34 35
Spec
ies
Eighty Mile Beach Marine Park
Yawuru Birragun CP, Yawuru Minyirr Buru CP
and Yawuru Nagulagun / Roebuck Bay Marine Park
Windjana Gorge National Park
Danggu Geikie Gorge National Park
Mitchell River National Park
Parry Lagoons Nature Reserve
Mirima National Park
Darram Conservation Park
Purnululu National Park
Man
grov
e ge
rygo
ne
Wee
bill
Bow
erbi
rd, t
reec
reep
er, b
abbl
er a
nd s
itella
Gre
at b
ower
bird
Blac
k-ta
iled
tree
cree
per
Gre
y-cr
owne
d ba
bble
r
Varie
d si
ttel
la
Cuck
oo-s
hrik
es, c
icad
abird
, tril
lers
and
whi
stle
rs
Gro
und
cuck
oo-s
hrik
e
Blac
k-fa
ced
cuck
oo-s
hrik
e
Whi
te-b
ellie
d cu
ckoo
-shr
ike
Cica
dabi
rd
Whi
te-w
inge
d tr
iller
Varie
d tr
iller
Rufo
us w
hist
ler
Whi
te-b
reas
ted
whi
stle
r
Man
grov
e go
lden
whi
stle
r
Shrik
e-th
rush
, figb
ird a
nd o
riole
s
Litt
le s
hrik
e-th
rush
Gre
y sh
rike-
thru
sh
Sand
ston
e sh
rike-
thru
sh
Aust
rala
sian
figb
ird
Oliv
e-ba
cked
orio
le
Yello
w o
riole
Woo
dsw
allo
ws
Mas
ked
woo
dsw
allo
w
Whi
te-b
row
ed w
oods
wal
low
Blac
k-fa
ced
woo
dsw
allo
w
King Leopold Ranges Conservation Park –
Silent Grove
Species previously recorded at location *Wet season/summer migrant1
47
25
83
69
10
36 37
Spec
ies
Eighty Mile Beach Marine Park
Yawuru Birragun CP, Yawuru Minyirr Buru CP
and Yawuru Nagulagun / Roebuck Bay Marine Park
Windjana Gorge National Park
Danggu Geikie Gorge National Park
Mitchell River National Park
Parry Lagoons Nature Reserve
Mirima National Park
Darram Conservation Park
Purnululu National Park
Litt
le w
oods
wal
low
Whi
te-b
reas
ted
w
oods
wal
low
Mag
pie,
but
cher
bird
s an
d dr
ongo
Aust
ralia
n m
agpi
e
Pied
but
cher
bird
Silv
er-b
acke
d bu
tche
rbird
Span
gled
dro
ngo
Fant
ails
Nor
ther
n fa
ntai
l
Will
ie w
agta
il
Man
grov
e gr
ey fa
ntai
l
Gre
y fa
ntai
l
Crow
s
Torr
esia
n cr
ow
Litt
le c
row
Flyc
atch
ers
and
mag
pie-
lark
Lead
en fl
ycat
cher
Broa
d-bi
lled
flyca
tche
r
Shin
ing
flyca
tche
r
Pape
rbar
k fly
catc
her
Mag
pie-
lark
Robi
ns a
nd m
istle
toeb
ird
Red-
capp
ed ro
bin
Lem
on-b
ellie
d fly
catc
her
Jack
y w
inte
r
Buff-
side
d ro
bin
Hoo
ded
robi
n
King Leopold Ranges Conservation Park –
Silent Grove
Species previously recorded at location *Wet season/summer migrant1
47
25
83
69
10
38 39
Spec
ies
Eighty Mile Beach Marine Park
Yawuru Birragun CP, Yawuru Minyirr Buru CP
and Yawuru Nagulagun / Roebuck Bay Marine Park
Windjana Gorge National Park
Danggu Geikie Gorge National Park
Mitchell River National Park
Parry Lagoons Nature Reserve
Mirima National Park
Darram Conservation Park
Purnululu National Park
Mis
tleto
ebird
Man
niki
ns a
nd fi
nche
s
Yello
w-r
umpe
d m
anni
kin
Ches
tnut
-bre
aste
d
man
niki
n
Pict
orel
la m
anni
kin
Pain
ted
finch
Crim
son
finch
Star
finc
h
Mas
ked
finch
Long
-tai
led
finch
Zebr
a fin
ch
Dou
ble-
barr
ed fi
nch
Gou
ldia
n fin
ch
Pipi
ts, w
agta
ils, b
ushl
ark
and
cist
icol
a
Aust
rala
sian
pip
it
East
ern
yello
w w
agta
il*
Hor
sfiel
d’s
bush
lark
Zitt
ing
cist
icol
a
Gol
den-
head
ed c
istic
ola
Song
lark
s, gr
assb
irds,
reed
-war
bler
and
whi
te-e
ye
Brow
n so
ngla
rk
Rufo
us s
ongl
ark
Taw
ny g
rass
bird
Litt
le g
rass
bird
Aust
ralia
n re
ed-w
arbl
er
Yello
w w
hite
-eye
King Leopold Ranges Conservation Park –
Silent Grove
Species previously recorded at location *Wet season/summer migrant1
47
25
83
69
10
40 41
Spec
ies
Eighty Mile Beach Marine Park
Yawuru Birragun CP, Yawuru Minyirr Buru CP
and Yawuru Nagulagun / Roebuck Bay Marine Park
Windjana Gorge National Park
Danggu Geikie Gorge National Park
Mitchell River National Park
Parry Lagoons Nature Reserve
Mirima National Park
Darram Conservation Park
Purnululu National Park
Swift
s, sw
allo
ws
and
mar
tins
Whi
te-t
hroa
ted
need
leta
il*
Fork
-tai
led
swift
*
Fairy
mar
tin
Tree
mar
tin
Red-
rum
ped
swal
low
*
Wel
com
e sw
allo
w
Barn
sw
allo
w*
Notes
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King Leopold Ranges Conservation Park –
Silent Grove
Species previously recorded at location *Wet season/summer migrant1
47
25
83
69
10
42
Notes
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4
Phot
o –
Jord
on V
oss
Wandering whistling duck.
1GOVERNMENT OFWESTERN AUSTRALIA
2018
0140
031
9 4M
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