YELLOW-LEGGED FLYCATCHER

Photographed at Gordon's Creek crossing, Iron Range, Queensland October 2015

 706          YELLOW-LEGGED FLYCATCHER             Microeca griseoceps

Australia     (548)

Found in the edges of lowland rainforest; vine scrubs, eucalyptus woodlands, paperbarks, tropical heathlands. 12 cm. Range: ne. Cape York Pen. (Q), s. to Claudie R. Local uncommon; little known.

BRIDLED TERN

Photographed off Chili Beach, northern Queensland October 2015

705          BRIDLED TERN           Sterna anaethetus

Australia       (547)

Found in tropical, sub-tropical seas; offshore islands; rarely coasts. 38-42 cm, wingspan 76 cm. Range: breeds islands off w., n. and e. Aust. from Cape Leeuwin (WA) to Bunker Group in s. Gt Barrier Reef (Q). Fairly common offshore in summer, and on Gt Barrier Reef; uncommon s. to Q-NSW border.

BLACK-NAPED TERN

Photographed at Chili Beach, northern Queensland October 2015

704          BLACK-NAPED TERN             Sterna sumatrana

Australia       (546)

30-32 cm, wingspan c. 60 cm. Found in tropical, subtropical seas: forages over lagoons, edges of reefs, coasts; mostly offshore. Range: coastal n. Aust., from Capricorn Group (se Q), n. and w. to islands off Cobourg Pen. (NT). Sedentary, dispersive.

LESSER CRESTED TERN

703          LESSER CRESTED TERN             Sterna bengalensis

Australia            (545)

37-42 cm, wingspan c. 90 cm. Found on offshore waters, islands, cays, reefs, beaches. Range: coastal n. Aust. from Shark Bay (WA) to c. Brisbane (Q); breeds from Bedout and Adele Is. (WA) to Capricorn group, s. GT Barrier Reef (Q); casual NSW and sw WA. Sedentary.

COMMON NODDY

Photographed at Portland Road, northern Queensland October 2015

702            COMMON NODDY           Anous stolidus

Australia       (544)

38-45 cm, wingspan c. 85 cm. Found over tropical, subtropical seas; cays, reefs, bouys and piles. range: in island colonies, some huge, from Abrolhos group (WA), n to Timor Sea; Torres Strait, Coral Sea; s. on Gt Barrier Reef to Bunker Group; also Norfolk Is., Lord Howe Is. 

MAGNIFICENT RIFLEBIRD

A juvenile or female Magnificent Riflebird. The rest are the male, photographed at Rainforest camping area, Iron Range, Queensland October 2015

701           MAGNIFICENT RIFLEBIRD           Ptiloris magnificus

Australia            (543)

Found in rainforests, monsoon forest, scrubs. 28-33 cm, male larger. Range: coast n. Cape York Pen. (Q) s. to Weipa on w. coast and to McIlwaith Ra., n. of Coen on e. coast. Fairly common. Sedentary.

NORTHERN SCRUB-ROBIN

Photographed at Rainforest camping area, Iron Range, Queensland October 2015

700        NORTHERN SCRUB-ROBIN             Drymodes superciliaris

Australia        (542)

Found in leaf-litter of tropical rainforests, vine-scrubs. 21-22 cm. range: n. cape York Pen. (Q), s. to lower Archer R. on w coast and to Rocky R. on e. coast. Locally common. Sedentary.

MARBLED FROGMOUTH

Photographed in Iron Range, Queensland October 2015

699          MARBLED FROGMOUTH              Podargus ocellatus

Australia         (541)

Also known as Plumed Frogmouth. Two separated races. Marmoratus: found in Monsoon forest, vine scrub, gallery forest on creeks, near eucalyptus, other woodlands; race plumiferus: pockets of closed subtropical rainforests up to c. 700 m. Range: marmoratus: Cape York (Q) s. on e. coast to McIlwaith Ra.; plumiferus: patchily from Many Peaks Ra.; s. of Gladstone (Q) to Lismore (NSW), inland to c. Kalpower (Q). Local, uncommon. Sedentary.

Subspecies plumiferus, photographed Mount Glorious, August 2017