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Curtain Fig Tree

Tablelands Regional Council, Queensland  >  Australia

A short boardwalk around an incredible strangler fig. Good for rainforest birds at all times of year.

Added* by Edward Bell
Most recent update 9 december 2023

Description

Its an easy walk around the Curtain Fig Tree on a well constructed wide boardwalk suspended above the forest floor but not at canopy height. When the figs are fruiting its great to see the likes of Wompoo Fruit-Dove, Superb Fruit-Dove, Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove and Barred Cuckooshrike in the canopy while the Australian Brushturkey scrape around the forest floor.

Details

Access

If leaving Yungaburra take the Gillies Range Rd towards Atherton and turn right onto Curtain Fig Rd. You'll see the pull in parking pretty soon after. Click on the P in the map for directions or coordinates. The walk itself is short (not much more than 200m) but if things are fruiting there can be alot of activity and edge habitat is often easier then under the canopy so do take the time to look around the carpark and road areas safely. There are no toilets but some are nearby in Yungaburra.

Terrain and Habitat

Forest

Conditions

Flat , Slippery

Circular trail

Yes

Is a telescope useful?

No

Good birding season

All year round

Best time to visit

Summer

Route

Wide path

Difficulty walking trail

Easy

Accessible by

Foot

Birdwatching hide / platform

No

Links

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Top 5 birds

Sooty Owl (Lesser)
2. Sooty Owl (Lesser)
(Tyto tenebricosa multipunctata)
Gray-headed Robin
5. Gray-headed Robin
(Heteromyias cinereifrons)

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