Wenlock River Iron Ranges Qld

Survey Point Wenlock River Iron Ranges Qld
Latitude -13.0927800 (13° 5′ 34″ S)
Longitude 142.9416700 (142° 56′ 30″ E)

This is the first of the river crossings on the Portland Rd. The site is based on the east side but the best camping is on the west bank of the river. The whole area demands time to explore all the possible birds to be found here.

Surveys done 2

Blogs: Birdsville track and Cape York trip 2015,

  • Australian Brush-turkey
    Alectura lathami
    2 (100.00%)
  • Peaceful Dove
    Geopelia placida
    2 (100.00%)
  • Bar-shouldered Dove
    Geopelia humeralis
    1 (50.00%)
  • White-faced Heron
    Egretta novaehollandiae
    1 (50.00%)
  • Brown Goshawk
    Accipiter fasciatus
    1 (50.00%)
  • Whistling Kite
    Haliastur sphenurus
    1 (50.00%)
  • Laughing Kookaburra
    Dacelo novaeguineae
    1 (50.00%)
  • Blue-winged Kookaburra
    Dacelo leachii
    1 (50.00%)
  • Palm Cockatoo
    Probosciger aterrimus
    1 (50.00%)
  • Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
    Cacatua galerita
    1 (50.00%)
  • Red-winged Parrot
    Aprosmictus erythropterus
    1 (50.00%)
  • Pale-headed Rosella
    Platycercus adscitus
    1 (50.00%)
  • Rainbow Lorikeet
    Trichoglossus moluccanus
    2 (100.00%)
  • Great Bowerbird
    Ptilonorhynchus nuchalis
    1 (50.00%)
  • Dusky Honeyeater
    Myzomela obscura
    1 (50.00%)
  • Helmeted Friarbird
    Philemon buceroides
    1 (50.00%)
  • Little Friarbird
    Philemon citreogularis
    1 (50.00%)
  • White-streaked Honeyeater
    Trichodere cockerelli
    1 (50.00%)
  • White-throated Honeyeater
    Melithreptus albogularis
    1 (50.00%)
  • Yellow Honeyeater
    Stomiopera flava
    1 (50.00%)
  • Graceful Honeyeater
    Microptilotis gracilis
    1 (50.00%)
  • Striated Pardalote
    Pardalotus striatus
    2 (100.00%)
  • Grey-crowned Babbler
    Pomatostomus temporalis
    1 (50.00%)
  • White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike
    Coracina papuensis
    1 (50.00%)
  • White-winged Triller
    Lalage tricolor
    1 (50.00%)
  • Rufous Whistler
    Pachycephala rufiventris
    1 (50.00%)
  • Yellow Oriole
    Oriolus flavocinctus
    2 (100.00%)
  • Pied Currawong
    Strepera graculina
    1 (50.00%)
  • Black Butcherbird
    Melloria quoyi
    2 (100.00%)
  • Spangled Drongo
    Dicrurus bracteatus
    1 (50.00%)
  • Torresian Crow
    Corvus orru
    1 (50.00%)
  • Leaden Flycatcher
    Myiagra rubecula
    1 (50.00%)
  • Magpie-lark
    Grallina cyanoleuca
    1 (50.00%)
  • Lemon-bellied Flycatcher
    Microeca flavigaster
    1 (50.00%)
  • Red-browed Finch
    Neochmia temporalis
    1 (50.00%)