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Overview
Queensland is bordered in the south by New South Wales and in the west by Northern Territory, while South Australia cuts a small corner into the state. Queensland includes the Great Barrier Reef and has some species in common with New Guinea due to the short geographic distance from Cape York. It is the second-largest state in Australia and has the greatest biodiversity, with over 630 species of bird recorded, 22 of them being endemic.
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Check-list
The Proserpine River, near Airlie Beach, home to saltwater crocodiles and good birds, October 2009
Bird List for Queensland[1]
Other Wildlife
More than 250 native mammal species are found in Queensland, as well as a number of introduced species.
Nearly 600 species of reptiles occur in Queensland.
Around 140 species of frogs are found in the State.
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Areas of Interest
- Lamington National Park - Queensland's most significant national park, 20,200 hectares in size and containing forests varying in type from the dry eucalypt forest of the northern escarpment, to the temperate Antarctic beech forest, high on the border ranges, and subtropical rainforest. There are over 160 species of subtropical birds and many mammals, frogs, reptiles and invertebrates there.
- Atherton Tablelands - immediately to the west of Cairns, the land rises rapidly into a range of mountains and a large plateau known as the Atherton Tablelands. This is an area of very high biodiversity and contains a number of species of birds and other wildlife.
- Black Mountain Road
- Cairns
- Crater Lakes National Park
- Emerald Creek
- Hasties Swamp
- Kingfisher Park
- Lake Mitchell
- Mareeba Wetlands
- Michaelmas Cay
- Mount Hypipamee National Park
- Mount Lewis
- Mount Molloy
- Yungaburra
External Links
- Birdwatching in Queensland
- Birdline North Queensland bird sightings updated continually
- Birdline Central and South Queensland bird sightings updated continually
- Queensland Parks and Forests
- About Australia, Queensland
Pages in category ‘Queensland’
The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total.
