Australia Ramsar wetland
Bowling Green Bay National Park
132 bird species recorded; the most from May to June.
Ryan McMinds · CC BY 2.0
This month here
29 species in January.62 species in February.46 species in March.20 species in April.68 species in May.73 species in June.45 species in July.20 species in August.19 species in September.43 species in October.10 species in November.48 species in December.
The birds you are most likely to see in the month you choose, those that come for the season first. It opens on today's month.
- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
132 species, counted.
Our own rating, from the records only: species (50 points), threatened species (20), migrants (20) and protected status — Ramsar, IBA, SPA, observatory (10).
- 132Speciesrecorded more than once
- 31Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 0ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 1,108Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 89 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 11Raptors
- 1Owls
- 10Waders
- 13Gulls & seabirds
- 6Ducks & geese
- 12Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 50Songbirds
- 27Other birds
From open records (eBird and others, through GBIF, licensed for any use). More birdwatchers mean more records: a quiet place may have more birds than it shows.
The checklist
All 132 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors11 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Brahminy KiteHaliastur indus
- White-bellied Sea-EagleHaliaeetus leucogaster
- Whistling KiteHaliastur sphenurus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Eastern OspreyPandion cristatus
- Wedge-tailed EagleAquila audax
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Nankeen KestrelFalco cenchroides
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Grey GoshawkAccipiter novaehollandiae
- Brown FalconFalco berigora
Owls1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Southern BoobookNinox boobook
Waders10 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Sooty OystercatcherHaematopus fuliginosus
- Masked LapwingVanellus miles
- Wandering (Alaskan) TattlerTringa incana
- Bush Thick-kneeBurhinus grallarius
- Pied StiltHimantopus leucocephalus
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Pied OystercatcherHaematopus longirostris
- Gray-tailed TattlerTringa brevipes
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Far Eastern CurlewNumenius madagascariensis
Gulls & seabirds13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great Crested-TernThalasseus bergii
- Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- Lesser Crested TernThalasseus bengalensis
- Black-naped TernSterna sumatrana
- Brown BoobySula leucogaster
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Bridled TernOnychoprion anaethetus
- Anous minutusAnous minutus
- Australian TernGelochelidon macrotarsa
- Lesser FrigatebirdFregata ariel
- Angel TernGygis alba
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Sooty TernOnychoprion fuscatus
Ducks & geese6 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Magpie GooseAnseranas semipalmata
- Wandering Whistling-DuckDendrocygna arcuata
- Pacific Black DuckAnas superciliosa
- Grey TealAnas gracilis
- HardheadAythya australis
- Grass Whistling DuckDendrocygna eytoni
Herons, ibises & grebes12 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Reef HeronEgretta sacra
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiae
- Australian PelicanPelecanus conspicillatus
- Straw-necked IbisThreskiornis spinicollis
- Australian White IbisThreskiornis molucca
- Little Black CormorantPhalacrocorax sulcirostris
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Australasian DarterAnhinga novaehollandiae
- Egretta intermediaEgretta intermedia
- Royal SpoonbillPlatalea regia
- Striated HeronButorides striata
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-necked StorkEphippiorhynchus asiaticus
- BrolgaGrus rubicunda
Songbirds50 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
- Leaden FlycatcherMyiagra rubecula
- Helmeted FriarbirdPhilemon buceroides
- Australasian FigbirdSphecotheres vieilloti
- Spangled DrongoDicrurus bracteatus
- Great BowerbirdChlamydera nuchalis
- White-throated HoneyeaterMelithreptus albogularis
- Varied TrillerLalage leucomela
- Artamus leucorhynchosArtamus leucorhynchos
- Yellow HoneyeaterStomiopera flava
- Rhipidura albiscapaRhipidura albiscapa
- Magpie larkGrallina cyanoleuca
- White-bellied CuckooshrikeCoracina papuensis
- Spectacled MonarchSymposiachrus trivirgatus
- Black-faced CuckooshrikeCoracina novaehollandiae
- Brown-backed HoneyeaterRamsayornis modestus
- Red-backed FairywrenMalurus melanocephalus
- Rufous WhistlerPachycephala rufiventris
- Myzomela obscuraMyzomela obscura
- Torresian CrowCorvus orru
- Australian RavenCorvus coronoides
- MistletoebirdDicaeum hirundinaceum
- Lemon-bellied FlyrobinMicroeca flavigaster
- Lewin's HoneyeaterMeliphaga lewinii
- Rufous ShrikethrushColluricincla rufogaster
- Fairy GerygoneGerygone palpebrosa
- Blue-faced HoneyeaterEntomyzon cyanotis
- Little FriarbirdPhilemon citreogularis
- Noisy FriarbirdPhilemon corniculatus
- Brown HoneyeaterLichmera indistincta
- Olive-backed OrioleOriolus sagittatus
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
- Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicen
- Willie-wagtailRhipidura leucophrys
- Little Shrike-thrushColluricincla megarhyncha
- Yellow-spotted HoneyeaterMeliphaga notata
- White-browed RobinPoecilodryas superciliosa
- Pied ButcherbirdCracticus nigrogularis
- Red-browed FiretailNeochmia temporalis
- Australian PipitAnthus australis
- Fairy MartinPetrochelidon ariel
- Rufous FantailRhipidura rufifrons
- Tree MartinPetrochelidon nigricans
- Common CicadabirdEdolisoma tenuirostre
- Satin FlycatcherMyiagra cyanoleuca
- Shining FlycatcherMyiagra alecto
- Scarlet MyzomelaMyzomela sanguinolenta
- Pied CurrawongStrepera graculina
- Double-barred FinchTaeniopygia bichenovii
- Crimson FinchNeochmia phaeton
Other birds27 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Australian BrushturkeyAlectura lathami
- Pheasant CoucalCentropus phasianinus
- Sulphur-crested CockatooCacatua galerita
- KookaburraDacelo novaeguineae
- Peaceful DoveGeopelia placida
- Bar-shouldered DoveGeopelia humeralis
- Rainbow Bee-eaterMerops ornatus
- Blue-winged KookaburraDacelo leachii
- Forest KingfisherTodiramphus macleayii
- Coconut LorikeetTrichoglossus haematodus
- Oriental DollarbirdEurystomus orientalis
- Sacred KingfisherTodiramphus sanctus
- Scaly-breasted LorikeetTrichoglossus chlorolepidotus
- Brush CuckooCacomantis variolosus
- Red-winged ParrotAprosmictus erythropterus
- Brown QuailSynoicus ypsilophorus
- Australian SwiftletAerodramus terraereginae
- Rose-crowned Fruit DovePtilinopus regina
- Topknot PigeonLopholaimus antarcticus
- White-cheeked RosellaPlatycercus adscitus
- Red-tailed Black CockatooCalyptorhynchus banksii
- Crested PigeonOcyphaps lophotes
- Torresian Imperial PigeonDucula spilorrhoa
- Australian Owlet-NightjarAegotheles cristatus
- Spotted NightjarEurostopodus argus
- Pacific SwiftApus pacificus
- Azure KingfisherCeyx azureus
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species from May to June.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan29°/27°184 mm
- Feb29°/27°216 mm
- Mar28°/26°143 mm
- Apr27°/24°55 mm
- May25°/22°34 mm
- Jun24°/20°25 mm
- Jul23°/19°22 mm
- Aug23°/20°12 mm
- Sep25°/22°13 mm
- Oct26°/23°21 mm
- Nov27°/25°39 mm
- Dec29°/26°78 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Bowling Green Bay National Park.
National park in Australia
Bowling Green Bay National Park is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Australia.
132 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 1,108 open records.
The most recorded are the Great Crested-Tern, the Silver Gull and the Lesser Crested Tern.
11 species come for the summer, 18 for the winter and 2 only pass through.
The most species are recorded from May to June.
Get there and watch
- Official informationAccess, hours and rules from those who manage the place.Official site↗
- Nomenearest town · 19 km in a straight line
- Townsville Airport / RAAF Base Townsville (TSV)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 28 km in a straight lineCar hire at TSV airport (Townsville)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
Plan the visit
A guided walk, a bed nearby, a car.
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From above
The place and its surroundings.
The satellite image of the 6 × 6 km around the place, with the bird hides, towers and trails that OpenStreetMap shows.
Around, in OpenStreetMap
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 km
- car parks within 3 km
- restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- campsites within 10 km
- places to stay within 10 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
In our other atlases
Around Bowling Green Bay National Park.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas13 mountains within 25 kmWoodstock Hill · 18 kmOrchard Rocks · 20 kmMount Matthew · 21 kmFlagstaff Hill · 21 kmMount Cook · 23 kmMelton Hill · 23 kmWhite Rock · 24 kmCastle Hill · 25 km
Coastya2 beaches within 10 kmLong Beach · 1.6 kmLauns Beach · 5.6 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Photographs
The place, as people saw it.
Other places nearby.
Bowling Green Bay National Park
Australia
- 48Birdyas Score
- 132Species
- 31Migrants
- 0Threatened
Coastal Wet Tropics Important Bird Area
Australia · 218 km
- 62Birdyas Score
- 216Species
- 68Migrants
- 1Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q895450) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 1,108 open bird records within 6 km (GBIF, CC0 and CC BY 4.0 only; mostly eBird, Cornell Lab of Ornithology) |
| See these records | gbif.org |
| Species | GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0; Wikidata (CC0); Wikimedia Commons |
| Altitude | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Temperature and rain | NASA POWER (CERES SYN1deg, 2001–2020; MERRA-2) |
| What is around | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Sister atlases | Peakyas, Coastya |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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