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Daintree Bird Species

The following featured birds can be seen in the garden of Red Mill House, within Daintree Village or on the Daintree River, offering excellent opportunities for birdwatchers visiting the Daintree area.

A complete checklist of Daintree birds, in order, can be found on our Daintree Birds Checklist page.

For more information on current and recent bird sightings:

Common Daintree Bird Species:

Southern Cassowary
Little Kingfisher
Azure Kingfisher
Buff-breasted Paradise-kingfisher
Forest Kingfisher
Sacred Kingfisher
Laughing Kookaburra
Blue-winged Kookaburra
Topknot Pigeon
Wompoo Fruit-dove
Superb Fruit-dove
Peaceful Dove
Bar-Shouldered Dove
Emerald Dove
Brown Cuckoo-dove
Pied Imperial Pigeon
Double-eyed Fig Parrot
Rainbow Lorikeet

Little Bronze Cuckoo
White-rumped Swiftlet
Orange-footed Scrubfowl
Spangled Drongo
Papuan Frogmouth
Dollarbird
Lovely Fairy-Wren
Red-backed Fairy-Wren
Masked Lapwing
Black-Necked Stork
Large-billed Gerygone
Rainbow Bee-Eater
Helmeted Friarbird
Yellow-spotted Honeyeater
Graceful Honeyeater
Yellow Honeyeater
Dusky Honeyeater
Macleays Honeyeater

Brown-backed Honeyeater
Cicadabird
Varied Triller
Yellow Oriole
Figbird
Black Butcherbird
Yellow-bellied Sunbird
Metallic Starling
Mistletoebird
Little Shrike-Thrush
Spectacled Monarch
Brush Turkey
Bush Stone-Curlew
Pacific Baza
Black Kite
Brahminy Kite
Osprey
White-bellied Sea-Eagle

Also, on the Daintree River a variety of species can be found including:

Great-billed Heron
Black Bittern
Nankeen Night Heron
Striated Heron

Shining Flycatcher
Royal Spoonbill
Great Egret
Little Egret

Intermediate Egret
White-faced Heron
Pacific Heron
Little Black Cormorant

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Daintree Bird Species

Common Daintree Bird Species:

Also, on the Daintree River a variety of species can be found including:

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