Northern range limits of Plumed Frogmouth Podargus ocellatus plumiferus with notes on other species in Bulburin National Park, Queensland

Cecile Espigole, Leo Joseph


Abstract

We report observations of the Plumed Frogmouth Podargus ocellatus plumiferus from Bulburin National Park, the largest subtropical rainforest remnant in central Queensland located at the northern limit of the Southeast Queensland bioregion. By documenting the currently understood northern limits of this subspecies of the Marbled Frogmouth Podargus ocellatus, we briefly discuss the broader biogeographical significance of Bulburin National Park in understanding the distribution of other rainforest-inhabiting species that occur in naturally and anthropogenically fragmented ranges along Australia’s eastern seaboard. Among species we discuss are Russet-tailed Thrush Zoothera heinei and Satin Bowerbird Ptilonorhynchus violaceus.

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