Bird species of the Bushland Reserve near Koonda

The Bushland Reserve is located about twelve kilometres to the north of Violet Town on the road to Nalinga, also known as 'Dookie Road'.

So where is it exactly? Check the map [you will need Adobe Reader to view it]

Bird species of the Bushland Reserve near Koonda - Violet Town
Brown goshawkPeregrine falconBrown falcon
Painted button quail*Black fronted dotteralPeaceful dove
Common bronzewingCrested pigeon Little corella
Musk lorikeet*Purple crowned lorikeet*Little lorikeet*
Swift parrotCockatiel*Budgerigar*
Crimson parrotEastern rosellaRed rumped parrot
Pallid cockatoo*Fan tailed cuckooBoobook owl
Tawny frogmouth*KookaburraSacred kingfisher
Rainbow bee eaterWelcome sparrowTree martin
Richard's pippitWhite winged trillerScaly thrush
Flame robinScarlet robin*Hooded robin*
Eastern yellow robinJacky winter*Crested shrike tit
Gilbert's whistler*Golden whistlerRufous whistler
Grey shrike thrushRestlest flycatcherWillie wagtail
Grey fantailGrey crowned babblerWhite browed babbler*
Rufous songlarkSuperb blue wrenSouthern whiteface*
Striated thornbillYellow thornbillBuff rumped thornbill
Yellow rumped thornbillWestern warblerVaried sitella
Brown tree creeper*Red wattlebirdNoisy friarbird
Little friarbirdNoisy minerBlue faced honeyeater*
White naped honeyeaterFuscous honeyeaterWhite fronted chat
Mistletoe birdSpotted pardaloteStriated pardalote
European goldfinchDiamond firetail*Olive backed oriole
White winged choughMudlarkDusky woodswallow
Australian magpiePied currawongLittle raven
Australian ravenPainted honeyeater
White throated treecreeper
Yellow tufted honeyeater
White plumed honeyeater
Black chinned honeyeater*
White browed swallow
Sulphur crested cockatoo
Horsfield's bronze cockatoo
Australian owlet-nightjar*
Black faced cuckoo shrike
White bellied cuckoo shrike

* Denotes birds not yet listed as threatened but declining or locally extinct in Victoria (Source. R.A.O.U)

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The southern end of the Koonda Reserve The southern end of the Bushland Reserve near Koonda - click the image.

Did you know...
that Violet Town was surveyed in 1838 on the recommendation of explorer Major Mitchell following his successful expedition in 1836.

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