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Australian bird habitats:
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Description of habitat |
This page describes coastal dunes vegetated by true "Spinifex"
grass, as opposed to inland
"Triodia"
, as found in
open grassland of
the interior of the continent. Spinifex grass is usually found
ontop of dunes and on the landward side. It can establish itself
there because of its salt tolerance.
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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 beach
with a dune covered with Spinifex grass (visible in the foreground)
Backside of a coastal sanddune covered with Spinifex grass near Old Bar,
NSW; one of the bird species living in this type of habitat is the
Beach Stone-curlew
Some dunes covered with Spinifex grass (left) have other vegetation
ontop or at the back, such as e.g. pandanus
Deep dunefields are often vegetated with salt-resistent scrub
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bird species seen in such a habitat will be listed under
scrub
