Birds Around Cairns. There are brilliant Amazonian macaws the endangered and stately cassowary cheeky rainbow lorikeets galahs cockatoos and many more. Also keep an eye or ear out for Hooded Parrots which can be seen anywhere along that road.
For some birds such as waders the Cairns. Cape York is considered one of the countrys best birding locales home to exotic species like the black-throat finch golden-shouldered parrot black-backed butcherbird palm cockatoo red goshawk and. There are brilliant Amazonian macaws the endangered and stately cassowary cheeky rainbow lorikeets galahs cockatoos and many more.
This was a good bird for a Victorian birder but here in Cairns it was one of the most conspicuous birds.
Download 247KB Hasties Swamp is a wetland with bird hide 3km south of Atherton township on the Atherton Tableland. Other birds to keep an eye out for include vibrantly coloured kingfishers and the imposing southern cassowary which grows up to 2m in size. Birds_Cairns_98docx 1 Birds around Cairns tropical Queensland 21-08-98 04-09-98 Hidde Bult Synoptic Itinerary 20-8 Putte 1630 Zaventem BA 399 1930-Heathrow BAQF 352 2230. Herons and egrets are medium to large wading birds with long necks and legs.