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Superb Fairywren (Malurus cyaneus), Adelaide Hills SA © Marianne Broug

Adelaide Hills Birds

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Adelaide Hills offer a great location with the many conservation parks, reserves, sanctuaries, botanic gardens and water locales for a bit of bird watching.

Zebra Finch (Taeniopygia castanotis), Cleland Wildlife Park SA © Marianne Broug
Zebra Finch (Taeniopygia castanotis), Cleland Wildlife Park SA © Marianne Broug
Musk Lorikeet (Glossopsitta concinna), Cleland Wildlife Park SA © Marianne Broug
Musk Lorikeet (Glossopsitta concinna), Cleland Wildlife Park SA © Marianne Broug
Scarlet Robin (Petroica boodang), Mylor Conservation Park SA © Marianne Broug
Scarlet Robin (Petroica boodang), Mylor Conservation Park SA © Marianne Broug
Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides), Cleland Wildlife Park SA © Marianne Broug
Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides), Cleland Wildlife Park SA © Marianne Broug
Rainbow Lorikeet (Trichoglossus moluccanus), Warrawong Wildlife Sanctuary SA © Marianne Broug
Rainbow Lorikeet (Trichoglossus moluccanus), Warrawong Wildlife Sanctuary SA © Marianne Broug
Superb Fairywren (Malurus cyaneus), Adelaide Hills SA © Marianne Broug
Superb Fairywren (Malurus cyaneus), Adelaide Hills SA © Marianne Broug

You can find out more about some of the birds species pictured in our Birds section >


Footnote & References

  1. Photographs © Marianne Broug / Author / Contributor Marianne Broug
  2. Urban birdwatching guide to Adelaide, by Ellen Rykers, 9 January 2018, Australian Geographic, https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/wildlife/2018/01/urban-birdwatching-guide-to-adelaide/
  3. 5 spots to birdwatch at Adelaide’s bird sanctuary, Good Living, Connect with SA’s environment, Department for Environment and Water, https://www.environment.sa.gov.au/goodliving/posts/2017/11/bird-watching-spots
  4. Cleland Wildlife Park, National Parks and Wildlife Service South Australia, https://www.clelandwildlifepark.sa.gov.au/
  5. Mark Oliphant Conservation Park, National Parks and Wildlife Service South Australia, https://www.parks.sa.gov.au/parks/mark-oliphant-conservation-park
  6. Mylor Conservation Park, National Parks and Wildlife Service South Australia, https://www.parks.sa.gov.au/parks/mylor-conservation-park
  7. Wittunga Botanic Garden, Botanic Gardens and State Herbarium, https://www.botanicgardens.sa.gov.au/visit/wittunga-botanic-garden

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