Free field guide to Iron Range National Park

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A free printable field guide to Iron Range National Park covers 42 mammals and 263 birds in taxonomic order, with photos for 303 species and a tick-box checklist. It downloads as a PDF (A5 pocket size) or EPUB e-book. You choose the animal groups; the book is built in your browser in under a minute.

Inside the guide

Yellow-spotted Honeyeater

Magnificent Riflebird

Moluccan Eclectus

Australian Brushturkey

Green Oriole

Graceful Honeyeater

Wompoo Fruit-Dove

Metallic Starling

How to make your Iron Range National Park field guide

1. Open the field guide builder (Iron Range National Park is already selected).
2. Pick animal groups: mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians (reptiles and amphibians come from a 20 km grid around the area).
3. Choose pocket or full size, then save as PDF or download the EPUB.

Checklist: mammals of Iron Range National Park (42)

Tachyglossidae

• Short-beaked Echidna Tachyglossus aculeatus

Dasyuridae

• Northern Quoll Dasyurus hallucatus
• Cinnamon Antechinus Antechinus leo
• Chestnut Dunnart Sminthopsis archeri
• Eastern Red-cheeked Dunnart Sminthopsis virginiae

Peramelidae

• Long-nosed Spiny Bandicoot Echymipera rufescens
• Northern Brown Bandicoot Isoodon macrourus
• Cape York Brown Bandicoot Isoodon peninsulae
• Long-nosed Bandicoot Perameles nasuta
• Queensland Barred Bandicoot Perameles pallescens

Macropodidae

• Red-legged Pademelon Thylogale stigmatica
• Agile Wallaby Notamacropus agilis

Petauridae

• Torresian Striped Possum Dactylopsila trivirgata

Phalangeridae

• Southern Common Cuscus Phalanger mimicus
• Common Spotted Cuscus Spilocuscus maculatus

Dugongidae

• Dugong Dugong dugon

Hominidae

• Human Homo sapiens

Muridae

• Common Water Rat Hydromys chrysogaster
• Grassland Mosaic-tailed Rat Melomys burtoni
• Cape York Mosaic-tailed Rat Melomys capensis
• White-tailed Giant Rat Uromys caudimaculatus
• Cape York Rat Rattus leucopus
• Canefield Rat Rattus sordidus

Miniopteridae

• Little Long-fingered Bat Miniopterus australis

Vespertilionidae

• Northern Broad-nosed Bat Scotorepens sanborni
• Eastern Long-eared Bat Nyctophilus bifax
• Eastern Cave Bat Vespadelus troughtoni

Pteropodidae

• Moluccan Naked-backed Fruit Bat Dobsonia moluccensis
• Lesser Long-tongued Blossom Bat Macroglossus minimus
• Southern Blossom Bat Syconycteris australis
• Queensland Tube-nosed Fruit Bat Nyctimene robinsoni
• Black Flying Fox Pteropus alecto
• Spectacled Flying Fox Pteropus conspicillatus

Hipposideridae

• Common Dusky Roundleaf Bat Hipposideros ater
• Fawn-colored Roundleaf Bat Hipposideros cervinus
• Diadem Roundleaf Bat Hipposideros diadema
• Cantor's Roundleaf Bat Hipposideros galeritus
• Semon's Roundleaf Bat Hipposideros semoni

Rhinolophidae

• Eastern Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus megaphyllus

Canidae

• Gray Wolf Canis lupus

Felidae

• Domestic Cat Felis catus

Suidae

• Eurasian Wild Pig Sus scrofa

Checklist: birds of Iron Range National Park (263)

Casuariidae

• Southern Cassowary Casuarius casuarius

Anseranatidae

• Magpie Goose Anseranas semipalmata

Anatidae

• Spotted Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna guttata
• Wandering Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna arcuata
• Green Pygmy-Goose Nettapus pulchellus
• Radjah Shelduck Radjah radjah
• Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
• Gray Teal Anas gracilis

Megapodiidae

• Australian Brushturkey Alectura lathami
• Orange-footed Megapode Megapodius reinwardt

Phasianidae

• Blue-breasted Quail Synoicus chinensis
• Brown Quail Synoicus ypsilophorus

Podicipedidae

• Australasian Grebe Tachybaptus novaehollandiae

Cuculidae

• Pheasant Coucal Centropus phasianinus
• Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
• Pacific Koel Eudynamys orientalis
• Channel-billed Cuckoo Scythrops novaehollandiae
• Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo Chalcites basalis
• Shining Bronze-Cuckoo Chalcites lucidus
• Little Bronze-Cuckoo Chalcites minutillus
• Pallid Cuckoo Heteroscenes pallidus
• Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo Cacomantis castaneiventris
• Fan-tailed Cuckoo Cacomantis flabelliformis
• Sahul Brush Cuckoo Cacomantis variolosus
• Oriental Cuckoo Cuculus optatus

Columbidae

• Brown Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia phasianella
• Pacific Emerald Dove Chalcophaps longirostris
• Asian Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica
• Diamond Dove Geopelia cuneata
• Bar-shouldered Dove Geopelia humeralis
• Peaceful Dove Geopelia placida
• Topknot Pigeon Lopholaimus antarcticus
• Pied Imperial-Pigeon Ducula bicolor
• Torresian Imperial-Pigeon Ducula spilorrhoa
• Wompoo Fruit-Dove Megaloprepia magnifica
• Superb Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus superbus
• Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus regina

Gruidae

• Brolga Antigone rubicunda

Rallidae

• Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
• Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis
• Plain Bush-hen Amaurornis olivacea
• Red-necked Crake Rallina tricolor

Burhinidae

• Beach Thick-knee Esacus magnirostris
• Bush Thick-knee Burhinus grallarius

Recurvirostridae

• Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus

Haematopodidae

• Pied Oystercatcher Haematopus longirostris

Charadriidae

• Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola
• Pacific Golden-Plover Pluvialis fulva
• Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
• Oriental Plover Anarhynchus veredus
• Greater Sand-Plover Anarhynchus leschenaultii

Jacanidae

• Comb-crested Jacana Irediparra gallinacea

Scolopacidae

• Little Curlew Numenius minutus
• Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
• Far Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis
• Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
• Latham's Snipe Gallinago hardwickii
• Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
• Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
• Wandering Tattler Tringa incana
• Gray-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes
• Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
• Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
• Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris
• Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata
• Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea
• Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis
• Sanderling Calidris alba

Turnicidae

• Red-backed Buttonquail Turnix maculosus
• Red-chested Buttonquail Turnix pyrrhothorax

Laridae

• Brown Noddy Anous stolidus
• Black Noddy Anous minutus
• Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus
• Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus
• Little Tern Sternula albifrons
• Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
• Australian Tern Gelochelidon macrotarsa
• Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
• Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
• White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
• Great Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii
• Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis
• Common Tern Sterna hirundo
• Black-naped Tern Sterna sumatrana
• Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii
• Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae

Procellariidae

• Fluttering Shearwater Puffinus gavia

Ciconiidae

• Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus

Fregatidae

• Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel
• Great Frigatebird Fregata minor

Sulidae

• Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
• Masked Booby Sula dactylatra

Anhingidae

• Australasian Darter Anhinga novaehollandiae

Phalacrocoracidae

• Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
• Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
• Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
• Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius

Threskiornithidae

• Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
• Straw-necked Ibis Threskiornis spinicollis
• Australian Ibis Threskiornis molucca

Pelecanidae

• Australian Pelican Pelecanus conspicillatus

Ardeidae

• Pied Heron Egretta picata
• White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
• Pacific Reef-Heron Egretta sacra
• Little Egret Egretta garzetta
• Nankeen Night Heron Nycticorax caledonicus
• Striated Heron Butorides striata
• Pacific Heron Ardea pacifica
• Great Egret Ardea alba
• Medium Egret Ardea intermedia

Caprimulgidae

• Spotted Nightjar Eurostopodus argus
• White-throated Nightjar Eurostopodus mystacalis
• Large-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus macrurus

Podargidae

• Marbled Frogmouth Podargus ocellatus
• Papuan Frogmouth Podargus papuensis
• Tawny Frogmouth Podargus strigoides

Aegothelidae

• Australian Owlet-nightjar Aegotheles cristatus

Apodidae

• White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus
• Pacific Swift Apus pacificus
• Australian Swiftlet Aerodramus terraereginae

Tytonidae

• Eastern Barn Owl Tyto javanica
• Australian Masked-Owl Tyto novaehollandiae

Strigidae

• Rufous Owl Ninox rufa
• Australian Boobook Ninox boobook

Pandionidae

• Osprey Pandion haliaetus

Accipitridae

• Black-shouldered Kite Elanus axillaris
• Pacific Baza Aviceda subcristata
• Little Eagle Hieraaetus morphnoides
• Wedge-tailed Eagle Aquila audax
• Red Goshawk Erythrotriorchis radiatus
• Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
• Whistling Kite Haliastur sphenurus
• Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
• Black Kite Milvus migrans
• White-bellied Sea-Eagle Icthyophaga leucogaster

Coraciidae

• Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis

Meropidae

• Rainbow Bee-eater Merops ornatus

Alcedinidae

• Little Kingfisher Ceyx pusillus
• Azure Kingfisher Ceyx azureus
• Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher Tanysiptera sylvia
• Laughing Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae
• Blue-winged Kookaburra Dacelo leachii
• Yellow-billed Kingfisher Syma torotoro
• Forest Kingfisher Todiramphus macleayii
• Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
• Torresian Kingfisher Todiramphus sordidus

Falconidae

• Nankeen Kestrel Falco cenchroides
• Brown Falcon Falco berigora
• Australian Hobby Falco longipennis
• Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus

Cacatuidae

• Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus banksii
• Palm Cockatoo Probosciger aterrimus
• Galah Eolophus roseicapilla
• Little Corella Cacatua sanguinea
• Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita

Psittaculidae

• Red-winged Parrot Aprosmictus erythropterus
• Moluccan Eclectus Eclectus roratus
• Red-cheeked Parrot Geoffroyus geoffroyi
• Pale-headed Rosella Platycercus adscitus
• Double-eyed Fig-Parrot Cyclopsitta diophthalma
• Varied Lorikeet Psitteuteles versicolor
• Scaly-breasted Lorikeet Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus
• Coconut Lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus

Pittidae

• Philippine Pitta Erythropitta erythrogaster
• Noisy Pitta Pitta versicolor

Ptilonorhynchidae

• Fawn-breasted Bowerbird Chlamydera cerviniventris
• Great Bowerbird Chlamydera nuchalis
• Black-eared Catbird Ailuroedus melanotis
• Green Catbird Ailuroedus crassirostris

Maluridae

• Red-backed Fairywren Malurus melanocephalus
• Lovely Fairywren Malurus amabilis

Pardalotidae

• Red-browed Pardalote Pardalotus rubricatus
• Striated Pardalote Pardalotus striatus

Acanthizidae

• Fairy Gerygone Gerygone palpebrosa
• White-throated Gerygone Gerygone olivacea
• Large-billed Gerygone Gerygone magnirostris
• Weebill Smicrornis brevirostris
• Large-billed Scrubwren Sericornis magnirostra
• Tropical Scrubwren Sericornis beccarii

Meliphagidae

• Green-backed Honeyeater Glycichaera fallax
• Bar-breasted Honeyeater Ramsayornis fasciatus
• Brown-backed Honeyeater Ramsayornis modestus
• Rufous-throated Honeyeater Conopophila rufogularis
• Rufous-banded Honeyeater Conopophila albogularis
• Dusky Myzomela Myzomela obscura
• Red-headed Myzomela Myzomela erythrocephala
• Tawny-breasted Honeyeater Xanthotis flaviventer
• Little Friarbird Philemon citreogularis
• Helmeted Friarbird Philemon buceroides
• Noisy Friarbird Philemon corniculatus
• Silver-crowned Friarbird Philemon argenticeps
• White-streaked Honeyeater Trichodere cockerelli
• Banded Honeyeater Cissomela pectoralis
• Brown Honeyeater Lichmera indistincta
• Blue-faced Honeyeater Entomyzon cyanotis
• White-throated Honeyeater Melithreptus albogularis
• White-gaped Honeyeater Stomiopera unicolor
• Yellow Honeyeater Stomiopera flava
• Yellow-spotted Honeyeater Meliphaga notata
• Graceful Honeyeater Meliphaga gracilis
• Varied Honeyeater Gavicalis versicolor
• Yellow-faced Honeyeater Caligavis chrysops

Pomatostomidae

• Gray-crowned Babbler Pomatostomus temporalis

Campephagidae

• Barred Cuckooshrike Coracina lineata
• Black-faced Cuckooshrike Coracina novaehollandiae
• White-bellied Cuckooshrike Coracina papuensis
• White-winged Triller Lalage tricolor
• Varied Triller Lalage leucomela
• Sahul Cicadabird Edolisoma tenuirostre

Machaerirhynchidae

• Yellow-breasted Boatbill Machaerirhynchus flaviventer

Artamidae

• White-browed Woodswallow Artamus superciliosus
• Black-faced Woodswallow Artamus cinereus
• White-breasted Woodswallow Artamus leucorynchus
• Pied Currawong Strepera graculina
• Black Butcherbird Melloria quoyi
• Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
• Pied Butcherbird Cracticus nigrogularis
• Black-backed Butcherbird Cracticus mentalis

Neosittidae

• Varied Sittella Daphoenositta chrysoptera

Oriolidae

• Australasian Figbird Sphecotheres vieilloti
• Olive-backed Oriole Oriolus sagittatus
• Green Oriole Oriolus flavocinctus

Pachycephalidae

• Little Shrikethrush Colluricincla megarhyncha
• Gray Shrikethrush Colluricincla harmonica
• Rufous Whistler Pachycephala rufiventris
• Gray Whistler Pachycephala simplex

Rhipiduridae

• Willie-wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys
• Northern Fantail Rhipidura rufiventris
• Gray Fantail Rhipidura albiscapa
• Solomons Rufous Fantail Rhipidura rufofronta

Dicruridae

• Spangled Drongo Dicrurus bracteatus

Monarchidae

• Magpie-lark Grallina cyanoleuca
• Frilled Monarch Arses telescopthalmus
• Frill-necked Monarch Arses lorealis
• Shining Flycatcher Myiagra alecto
• Broad-billed Flycatcher Myiagra ruficollis
• Satin Flycatcher Myiagra cyanoleuca
• Leaden Flycatcher Myiagra rubecula
• Australian Spectacled Monarch Symposiachrus trivirgatus
• White-eared Monarch Carterornis leucotis
• Black-faced Monarch Monarcha melanopsis
• Black-winged Monarch Monarcha frater

Paradisaeidae

• Trumpet Manucode Phonygammus keraudrenii
• Magnificent Riflebird Ptiloris magnificus

Corvidae

• Torresian Crow Corvus orru

Petroicidae

• Yellow-legged Flyrobin Kempiella griseoceps
• Lemon-bellied Flyrobin Microeca flavigaster
• Northern Scrub-Robin Drymodes superciliaris
• White-browed Robin Poecilodryas superciliosa

Cisticolidae

• Golden-headed Cisticola Cisticola exilis

Locustellidae

• Tawny Grassbird Cincloramphus timoriensis

Hirundinidae

• Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
• Tree Martin Petrochelidon nigricans

Zosteropidae

• Australian Yellow White-eye Zosterops luteus
• Silvereye Zosterops lateralis

Sturnidae

• Metallic Starling Aplonis metallica
• Common Myna Acridotheres tristis

Dicaeidae

• Mistletoebird Dicaeum hirundinaceum

Nectariniidae

• Garden Sunbird Cinnyris jugularis

Estrildidae

• Red-browed Firetail Neochmia temporalis
• Double-barred Finch Stizoptera bichenovii
• Chestnut-breasted Munia Lonchura castaneothorax

Passeridae

• House Sparrow Passer domesticus

More about the wildlife here: Wildlife of Iron Range National Park. Order follows AviList (birds) and the Mammal Diversity Database (mammals).

Data last updated 2026-11-05. Species–place links come from GBIF occurrence downloads (GBIF.org) matched to protected-area boundaries from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and other open boundary sources, plus places listed by our own guides. Record counts are what has been reported to GBIF, not population sizes. Reptiles and amphibians are never shown at park level. How this database works · Data sources and limits.