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Large-tailed Nightjar

Australia has 3 Nightjar species with all being recorded from the Mission Beach environment. The most common of these is the Large-tailed Nightjar, a bird with a distinctive call resembling the chopping of wood. Indeed early pioneers named this the … Continue reading

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Tawny Frogmouth – Mission beach

Mission Beach has two different Frogmouths, the more common in the rainforest being the large red-eyed Papuan whereas the Tawny Frogmouth seldom lives under the canopy, preferring more open habitat. However both species are often seen by night hawking for … Continue reading

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