The Capricornia region is rich in the diversity of habitat and consequently the birds that populate those habitats. The coastal regions offer significant estuarine areas that are home to a wide variety of seabirds as well as visiting wading birds. In addition there are still significant mangrove swamps where the likes of the Mangrove Gerygone and Mangrove Honeyeater can be found. Off the coast there are many islands rich in birdlife such as the shy Beach Stone Curlew. Some of these such as parts of Heron Island are significant National Parks situated on the Southern end of the Great Barrier Reef.



Rich wetland areas such as those North of Yeppoon support breeding colonies of Brolga and where it is also possible to see the odd Black Necked Stork (Jabiru) and huge flocks of Magpie Geese.



Further West are highland areas like Eungella and Kroombit Tops where White Wing Choughs forage in social flocks and Pitta birds scurry purposefully around the rainforest undergrowth.



Magnificent National Parks dot the landscape such as Carnarvon where King Parrots can be seen and Murphy's Lagoon where wading birds and ducks rest on their journey.



Further West again the landscape gives way to rolling cattle country and then finally to the Channel Country and the Simpson Desert where Plains Wanderers and Eyrean Grasswren find a home.



The region is vast, rich and yet fragile. Several threatened birds live in the area and some like the Coxen's Fig Parrot are classified as endangered while the Yellow Chat (Dawson) is critically endangered. We cannot be complacent about our birdlife. Many habitats are diminishing and with them the birds that live there.