Cairns Birding Festival Talk: Habitats of Australia

Join us for a special Cairns Birding Festival talk with Iain Campbell, co-author of Habitats of Australia, New Guinea & the Solomons: A Field Guide for Birders, Naturalists, and Ecologists.

Experienced birders often read a landscape differently. The structure of the vegetation, climate, soils, and surrounding environment can provide clues about which birds are likely to occur there – sometimes before a pair of binoculars is even raised.

Iain’s latest book builds on this way of seeing the natural world. The fourth in a series of continental habitat guides, it takes a distinctive approach to understanding habitats by combining animal assemblages with descriptions of vegetation, habitat structure, climate, and soils.

Covering the major habitats of Australia, New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands, the guide explores the connections between landscapes, ecosystems, and the wildlife that inhabits them, providing a valuable resource for birders, naturalists, ecologists, and anyone interested in understanding and…