Cape Tribulation Daintree Rainforest

As it is with sheer access to the secret places of the world, so is the sighting of inhabitant fauna a challenging undertaking. The first and most important step in overcoming these substantial difficulties is the gaining of entry to the sacred lands.

An overwhelming body of discouragement from competing destinations dismisses birding in the Gondwanan rainforests about Cooper Creek Wildertness as too difficult. Acceptance of such advice will most certainly deny the richness and endemicity of an exceptional avifauna.

Of the birds accepted as having Gondwanan origins, the Southern Cassowary, Orange-footed Scrubfowl and Australian Brush-turkey inhabit the tropical rainforests of Cooper Creek Wilderness.

Encountering an adult cassowary in Gondwanan forest without the modifications
and site-hardenings of public access facilities, is a humbling experience
and also a distinct possibility at Cooper Creek Wilderness.

Nocturnal sightings are generally very reliable and it would seem that the
birding world has not yet discovered the spectacular viewing opportinities
of frustratingly-elusive beauties, such as the buff-breasted paradise
kingfisher, which can be found with very good reliability between
November and March.

Cooper Creek Wilderness bird-list is available here.