There are 384 recorded bird species on the Island. This equates to more than half of Australia’s 750 known bird species. The list below represents just some of the birds that can be easily spotted.
The red-capped plover, also known as the red-capped dotterel, is a small plover and is the most common and widespread of Australia’s beach-nesting shorebirds.
With its striking black-and-white plumage, vivid red bill and evocative piping call, the Australian Pied Oystercatcher is familiar to many people who visit K'gari's beaches.
Few Australian birds of prey are as spectacular as the White-bellied Sea-Eagle.
The Crested Tern can be seen along most of the Australian coastline including K'gari.
Australia’s largest tern, the Caspian Tern, is easily identified by its large, bright-red, dagger-like bill.
If Bush Stone-curlews are nearby you may hear their eerie, high-pitched wailing at night.
Common throughout northern and eastern Australia, the Bar-shouldered Dove inhabits a range of forests and woodlands which support dense or grassy understorey, with nearby open areas and wetlands
The facial markings of the White-cheeked Honeyeater are a key distinguishing feature and is colloquially known as the ‘Moustached Honeyeater'.
The Blue-faced Honeyeater occurs in a wide range of habitats, though it is mostly found in eucalypt forests and woodlands, or often among Pandanus palms.
Sometimes referred to as the ‘Bananabird’ or ‘Orange-bird’, the Lewin’s Honeyeater is renowned for its appetite for fruit.
The Masked Lapwing is sometimes referred to as the Spur-winged Plover.
Noisy Friarbirds are conspicuous and active honeyeaters found in the outer canopy of flowering trees, especially eucalypts.
Magpie-larks are often seen in parks, gardens and streetscapes in built-up areas, but is equally common in farmland and open areas of the bush.
