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Australian bird habitats:
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"terlungo", "tingara" = Sea [Aboriginal]
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Description of habitat |
About 75 bird species, that is nearly 10% of all native Australian bird species, basically never set foot on land (except for breeding), but spend most of the year living out beyond the coastal waters, in what is called the "pelagic", i.e. open waters above the continental shelf and beyond. Many of these bird species will nest on offshore islands, often in colonies.
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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 |
View off Wybung Head (Munmorah State Conservation
Area, NSW), with Bird Island Nature Reserve
on the right, looking out towards the Tasman Sea
Example of a photo taken on a pelagic, i.e. a trip out onto the open
sea: Frontal view of an Indian
Yellow-nosed Albatross on the water
[22 NM (40 km) ESE of Terrigal, NSW, July 2013]
