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Key plants used by Australian birds:
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Aboriginal names: "dhalan" [gamilaraay], "tanpara" [nganyaywana], "baaluk/balluk", "kalgal", "karwin", "kinbarro", "mundark", "timbarra"
Grasstrees (also called "Black Boys") are a family of slow-growing trees native to Australia. Their flowers have so many blossoms that large numbers of insects and birds can feed on them at the same time. This attracts species that tend to move around in flocks, such as e.g. Silvereyes.
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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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Huge (and thereby hundreds of years old) Grasstrees at
Coolah Tops NP, NSW
Flowering Grasstree on the edge of the Pilliga scrub, NSW
Grasstrees in Kalbarri NP, WA
Silvereyes feeding on the blossoms of a Grasstree
[Watagans NP,
NSW, June 2009]
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This is not necessarily a complete list. We collate here various ways in which birds can use various types of plant.
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