The Rainforest

Everything about the rainforest in the Mary Cairncross Scenic Reserve

What Native Flowers and Forest Textures Teach Us

One of the great gifts of walking through a subtropical rainforest is that it changes the way we look. At…

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Marbled Frogmouth

This is a beautifully plumaged bird with mottling or marbling giving the appearance of rough bark. Like other frogmouths, it…

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Yellow-Throated Scrubwren

One of the clearest calls of the dawn chorus is the monotone, piping whistle of this robin. This is one…

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Eastern Yellow Robin

One of the clearest calls of the dawn chorus is the monotone, piping whistle of this robin. This is one…

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Rufous Fantail

Australia’s most colourful fantail is the charming and charismatic rufous fantail. In this rainforest, it arrives in October as a…

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Golden Whistler

If you hear a delightfully tuneful whistle, a repeated ‘chewit’ call, throughout spring, you should be able to easily locate…

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Eastern Whipbird

To most eastern-dwelling Australians, this is the sound of the Australian bush. The loud whip crack is one of the…

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Noisy Pitta

This usually silent and shy ground dweller becomes true to its name in spring, repeatedly calling its loud ‘walk-to-work’ whistle…

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Regent Bowerbird

This prince of the rainforest commands attention with its striking gold wings and head. During spring, it will startle visitors…

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Emerald Dove

These small, shy doves are typically seen in pairs foraging on the ground. They are well camouflaged with their brown…

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