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BIRDS FOUND IN THE FOREST AND PLAINS.
Below is a list of birds found in the forest and plains around Maningrida/Liverpool River region. The names in bold indicate the birds that Dick Eussen recorded in a four day period in September 2005. The species recorded were all within 50km radius from the Lodge and its surrounds.
FOREST AND PLAINS.
Emu
Orange-footed Scrub Fowl
Swamp Quail
King Quail
Red-backed Button Quail
Chestnut-backed Button Quail
Red-chested Button Quail
Buff-banded Rail
Chestnut Rail
Baillon’s Crake
White-browed Crake
Bush Hen
Purple Swamp Hen
Eurasian Coot
Australian Bustard
Brolga
Comb-crested Jacana
Bush Thick-knee |
An Australian Bustard (above) and an Australian male Bustard in courting mode |
Brolgas |
Orange-footed Scrub Fowl |
Bush Thick-knee |
Emu |
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