An annotated list of the land birds of Cooloola

Abstract

One hundred and forty two species of land birds have been recorded in the coastal lowlands of Cooloola, southern Queensland. The list includes 91 residents and another 12 probable residents. There are nine winter visitors, eight summer visitors , seven transients , nine vagrants and one of unknown status. Seventy eight of the species are passerines, including 14 species of honeyeaters.