Bird Watching
Native birds abound at Curlew Retreat. We have a copy of The Field Guide To The Birds Of Australia by Graham Pizzey, Peter Menkhorst, and Frank Knight for you to use in identifying birds.
For a list of birds known to the area, see the Birdata search for Curlew Retreat which lists 285 species native to the area.
Bird Sightings
Following is a list of some of the birds you might see at Curlew Retreat.
Australian Wood Duck
(Chenonetta jubata)
Rainbow Lorikeet
(Trichoglossus haematodus)
Australian Magpie
(Gymnorhina tibicen)
Galah
(Cacatua roseicapilla)
Crimson Rosella
(Platycerus elegans)
Wedge-tailed Eagle
(Aquila audax)
Laughing Kookaburra
(Dacelo novaeguineae)
House Sparrow
(Passer domesticus)
Noisy Miner
(Manorina melanocephala)
Bell Miner
(Manorina melanophrys)
Square-tailed Kite
(Lophoictinia isura)
Willie Wagtail
(Rhipidura leucophrys)
Eastern Rosella
(Platycercus eximius)
Powerful Owl
(Ninox strenua)
Crested Pigeon
(Ocyphaps lophotes)
Pied Butcherbird
(Cracticus nigrogularis)
Straw-necked Ibis
(Threskiornis spinicollis)
Masked Lapwing/
Spurwinged Plover
(Vanellus miles)
Olive-backed Oriole
(Oriolus sagittatus)
Magpie-lark
(Grallina cyanoleuca)
Grey Fantail
(Rhipidura fuliginosa)
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
(Cacatua galerita)
Australian King Parrot
(Alisterus scapularis)
Welcome Swallow
(Hirundo neoxena)
Pied Currawong
(Strepera graculina)
Torresian Crow
(Corvus orru)
Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo
(Calyptorhynchus funereus)
