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Australian bird habitats:
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Description of habitat |
Even built-up areas, although generally not providing good habitats for birds to live in, can substitute some natural habitats. As an example, a disused chimney stack can replace an outcrop on a cliff. Some bird species can adapt well to the presence of humans and will find food, roosts and water in urban environments. Suburban areas, with their gardens and parks, offer much more suitable habitats for a variety of bird species, including in particular nectar-eating species. It is also worth noting that in urban environments native birds face competition in the form of introduced species.
NB: Urban centres are full of introduced species, which are considered by us to be pests and are not described on these pages.
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Bird species found in this type of habitat or plant |
This is not necessarily a complete list. We display here some examples of bird species found by us in this kind of habitat or plant. Hover your cursor on thumbnails to see names of species; click on thumbnail to go to the page describing the species.
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Photos |
Example of a metropolitan area - the Sydney skyline with the
botanical gardens
in the foreground
Small town from a bird's perspective; apart from the built-up areas, there are also the river (in this case Narrabri Creek), urban parks, gardens and a sports complex
Crested Pigeon in an urban environment, on a sidewalk
Nesting bowl ontop of a roof used by a pair of Ospreys (photo courtesy of C. Hayne)
Dorsal view of a Red-backed
Kingfisher as an example of a bird species that can be found in
outback townships (photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Near Darwin River Dam, NT, August 2012]
