Finding Birds in Australia's Northern Territory

D Donato, P Wilkins, G Smith, L Alford

• Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
• Year: 1997
• Print ISBN:
  9780643062580
• eBook ISBN:
  9780643102552
• Topic: Biological Sciences
• Subtopic: Zoology
• Index: Biological Sciences

Birds are a prominent feature of the Northern Territory environment, with almost half of Australia's bird species found there in spectacular landscapes ranging from deserts to tropics.

This guide will lead you to the Northern Territory's best birdwatching areas and help you find the birds. It is designed to be used in conjunction with one of the Australian field identification guides. The book has four main sections: habitats, areas, special birds and a checklist. The text does not discuss every bird likely to be found in every area, instead it points out interesting species found at each site. The special birds section covers birds considered to be special to the Northern Territory and includes tips on finding the birds and local identification hints.

APPENDIX 1 - USEFUL ADDRESSES

Birding Organisations

TREC Gondwana

Birdwatching Tours

PO Box 37

Alice Springs NT 0871

Phone [phone]

Fax [phone]

Email:[email protected]

Birds Australia (Royal Australasian

Ornithologists Union)

415 Riversdale Road

Hawthorn East VIC 3123

Phone [phone]

Bird Observers Club of Australia

183 Springvale Road

Nunawading VIC 3131

PO Box 185

Nunawading VIC 3131

Phone [phone]

Environmental Organisations

Environment Centre of the Northern

Territory

24 Cavenagh Street

Darwin NT 0800

PO Box 2120

Darwin NT 0801

Phone [phone]

Arid Lands Environment Centre

Shop 3, Gregory Terrace

Alice Springs NT 0870

PO Box 2791

Alice Springs NT 0871

Phone [phone]

Northern Territory Field Naturalists

PO Box 39565

Winnellie NT 0820

Phone [phone] or

[phone]

Land Councils

(for the Centre)

Central Land Council

33 Stuart Highway

Alice Springs NT 0870

PO Box 3321

Alice Springs NT 0871

Phone [phone]

(for the Top End)

Northern Land Council

9 Rowling Street

Casuarina NT 0810

PO Box 42921

Casuarina NT 0811

Phone [phone]

Leave a couple of weeks for processing of permit applications.

Maps

Lands, Planning and Environment

Nichols Place

Corner Bennett and Cavenagh Streets

Darwin NT 0800

Phone [phone]

Lands, Planning and Environment

Lands and Housing Building

21 Gregory Terrace

Alice Springs NT 0870

Phone [phone]

Park Management Authorities

Parks Australia North

MLC Building, 81 Smith Street

Darwin NT 0800

GPO Box 1260

Darwin NT 0801

Phone [phone]

Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory

Darwin

Goyder Building

Palmerston NT 0830

PO Box 496

Palmerston NT 0831

Phone [phone]

Alice Springs

Stuart Highway

Alice Springs NT 0870

PO Box 1046

Alice Springs NT 0871

Phone [phone]

Katherine

Giles Street

Katherine NT 0850

PO Box 344

Katherine NT 0851

Phone [phone]

Pastoral Leaseholders

Under Graziers in the Yellow Pages of

the Northern Territory phone book or

contact Lands, Planning and

Environment, Darwin [phone],

Alice Springs [phone]

Road Conditions

[phone] (NT Police road report

— recorded message)

Police Stations throughout the

Territory

Tourism Organisations

Central Australian Tourism Industr...

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• Acknowledgments
• Area Reference Map
• How to use this guide
• Introduction
• Habitats
• Areas
• Special Birds
• Colour Plates
• Checklist
• Appendix 1 Useful Addresses
• Appendix 2 Plant Names
• Appendix 3 Further Reading
• Appendix 4 Alternative Bird Names
• Appendix 5 Place Index