Birds of Poona, Queeensland |
Poona offers so much for our visitors and particularly to the bird enthusiasts with many walking trails to see the wide range of birds of the area. Of note are the birds of prey, kingfishers, parrots, water birds and migratory birds with the latter very much a feature in Poona given it is part of the world recognised Ramsar Wetlands.
You can use this page to assist in identifying the various species by clicking on the below buttons. The photography is that of dedicated local bird enthusiasts Dr John Price, Judy Sumner and Ellen Watherston.
The birds are categorised in the following sections. Click on the buttons to see the birds. You can 'right click' on an image and select 'open in new tab' to view a larger image of the particular bird.
Birds of Prey
Butcherbirds, Magpies & Crows
Cockatoos & Parrots
Cuckoos, Cuckoo-shrikes & Trillers
Doves & Pigeons
Finches
Flower-peckers & Silvereyes
Fruit-eaters & Drongos
Ground dwelling birds
Gulls, Terns, Seabirds
Honeyeaters
Kingfishers, Bee-eaters, Rollers, Pittas
Migratory waders
Monarchs & Flycatchers
Owls & Nightjars
Oystercatchers
Robins, Whistlers & Shrike-thrushes
Swifts, Swallows, Martins
Treecreepers & Sittellas
Water birds
Wetland birds
Woodswallows
Wrens, Gerygones & Thornbills
Utilising the great photography work, John Hand and John Price have co-authored a high definition electronic book that is free and can be downloaded to read in eReaders, or as a PDF document. The book contains descriptions of each bird. Click on the below icon for access to the eBook options or browse this webpage using the above buttons.
As another option, this webpage can be downloaded as a PDF. However, the links within the document will not function and so too the pictures are of a lower resolution than that available as a PDF on the page with the eBook options. For the simple PDF click here. |
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Birds of Prey |
Brahminy Kite
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Grey Goshawk
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Osprey
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Pacific Baza
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Whistling Kite
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White-bellied Sea Eagle
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Category Index
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Butcherbirds, Magpies & Crows |
Australian Magpie
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Grey Butcherbird
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Magpie Lark
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Pied Butcherbird
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Pied Currawong
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Category Index |
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Cockatoos & Parrots |
Galah
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King Parrot (male left, female right)
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Little Corella
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Pale Headed Rosella
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Rainbow Lorikeet
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Scaly-breasted Lorikeet
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Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
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Category Index
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Cuckoos, Cuckoo-shrikes & Trillers |
Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike
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Channel Billed Cuckoo
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Eastern Koel (male left, female right)
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Varied Triller (male left, female right)
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Doves & Pigeons |
Bar-shouldered Dove
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Brown Cuckoo Dove
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Crested Pigeon
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Emerald Dove
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Peaceful Dove
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Rose Crowned Fruit Dove
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Spotted Dove
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Wonga Pigeon
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Category Index |
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Finches |
Double Bar
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Red Browed
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Category Index |
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Flower Peckers & Silvereyes |
Silvereye
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Spotted Pardalote
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Striated Pardalote
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Category Index |
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Fruit-eaters & Drongos |
Australasian Figbird
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Mistletoe Bird
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Olive-backed Oriole (mature bird left, juvenile right)
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Category Index |
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Ground dwelling birds |
Australian Pipit
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Brush Turkey
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Buff-banded Rail
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Bush Stone-curlew
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Eastern Whipbird
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Emu
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Masked Lapwing
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Painted Button-quail
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Category Index |
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Gulls, Terns, Seabirds |
Gull- billed Tern
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Silver Gull
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Category Index |
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Honeyeaters |
Black-chinned Honeyeater
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Blue-faced Honeyeater
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Brown Honeyeater
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Eastern Spine Bill
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Fuscous Honeyeater
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Lewins Honeyeater
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Little Friarbird
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Little Wattlebird
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Mangrove Honeyeater
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White Cheeked Honeyeater
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Noisy Friarbird
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Noisy Miner
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Scarlet Honeyeater
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White-throated Honeyeater
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Yellow-faced Honeyeater
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Yellow-tufted Honeyeater
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Kingfishers, Bee-eaters, Rollers, Pittas |
Azure Kingfisher
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Collared Kingfisher
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Dollarbird
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Forest Kingfisher
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Kookaburra
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Rainbow Bee-eater
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Sacred Kingfisher
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Category Index |
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Migratory waders |
Bar-tailed Godwit
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Eastern Curlew
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Category Index |
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Monarchs & Flycatchers |
Grey Fantail
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Leaden Flycatcher (male left, female right)
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Satin Flycatcher
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Spectacled Monarch
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Willie-wagtail
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Category Index |
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Owls & Nightjars |
Southern Boobook
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Tawny Frogmouth
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Category Index |
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Oystercatchers |
Pied Oystercatcher
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Sooty Oystercatcher
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Category Index |
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Robins, Whistlers & Shrike-thrushes |
Eastern Yellow Robin
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Golden Whistler
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Grey Shrike-thrush
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Little Shrike-thrush
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Rose Robin
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Rufous Whistler (male left, female right)
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Swifts, Swallows, Martins |
Welcome Swallow
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Category Index |
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Treecreepers & Sittellas |
White-throated Treecreeper
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Category Index |
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Water Birds |
Dusky Moorhen
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Pacific Black Duck
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Pelican
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Pied Cormorant
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Plumed Whistling Duck
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Purple Swamphen
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Rajah Shelduck
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Wood Duck
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Category Index |
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Wetland Birds |
Beach Stone Curlew
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Black-fronted Dotterel
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Eastern Great Egret
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Little Egret
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Royal Spoonbill
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Straw-necked Ibis
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Striated Heron
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Whimbrel
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White-faced Heron
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White Ibis
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Yellow-billed Spoonbill
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Category Index |
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Woodswallows |
White-breasted Woodswallow
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Category Index |
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Wrens, Gerygones & Thornbills |
Red-backed Fairy Wren
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Variegated Fairy Wren
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Category Index |