About the birds listed: BIRDWATCHING AROUND • Because the birds to be seen around The East Kimberley area has distinct wet Wyndham and Kununurra are very similar, the (Nov – March) and dry (April to Oct) seasons. records have been combined into a single guide. The area boasts a list of about 200 bird species Kununurra • This list has been drawn from Birdata including nine finches, many waterbirds, raptors, Australia records for the area, over the past 20 years. honeyeaters and summer migrants (late September Wyndham Bird List • It covers an area greater than that likely to to early April ie wet season). be covered by the casual visitor to either Wyndham or Kununurra. Interesting birdwatching sites around Kununurra • There are a number of other species which are explained in Bird Guide No. 2A; and around could be picked up by a serious birder but do not Wyndham in Bird Guide No 1A. occur on Birdata such as Kimberley Honeyeater and Dusky Gerygone (both endemics) and Northern This guide, No 2B, provides a list of birds that may Shrike-tit. be seen in the area generally. • Abundance codes merely suggest the likelihood of a species being sighted on any given Acknowledgements visit. Much would depend on sites, habitats and seasons as well as the status of the species. Local Information • Currently accepted BirdLife taxonomic Jan Lewis groups and species’ names (BirdLife Working List v3) have been applied. Illustrations / photographs Judy Blyth, J N Davies, Peter Marsack, Georgina Steyler, Chris Tate, Susan Tingay Star Finch Guide No 2B Revised June 2020 All content is subject to copyright ©. Queries to BirdLife Western Australia. 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