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Barrett, G., Silcocks, A., Barry, S., Cunningham, R. and Poulter, R. (2003) 'The New Atlas of Australian Birds', Royal Australian Ornithologists Union, Hawthorn East.

Blackman, J.G., Perry, T.W., Ford, G.I., Craven, S.A., Gardiner, S.J. and De Lai, R.J. (1999) Characteristics of Important Wetlands in Queensland. Environmental Protection Agency, Queensland.

Driscoll, P.V. (2001) Gulf of Carpentaria Wader Studies 1998-9. On behalf of the Queensland Wader Study Group of Birds of Queensland with assistance from the Australian Wader Studies Group. Report for the Queensland Environmental Protection Agency.

Fox, I.D., Neldner, V.J., Wilson, G.W., Bannink, P.J., Wilson, B.A., Brocklehurst, P.S., Clark, M.J., Dickinson, K.J.M., Beard, J.S., Hopkins, A.J.M., Beeston, G.R., Harvey, J.M., Thompson, E.J., Ryan, T.S., Thompson, S.L., Butler, D.W., Cartan, H., Addicott, E.P., Bailey, L.P., Cumming, R.J., Johnson, D.C., Schmeider, M., Stephens, K.M. and Bean, A.R. (2001). The Vegetation of the Australian Tropical Savannas. (1:1 000 000 scale digital map). Queensland Herbarium, Environmental Protection Agency, Brisbane and the Cooperative Research Centre for the Sustainable Development of Tropical Savannas.

Garnett, S.T. (1985) Heronries of the Mitchell River Delta. Sunbird 15: 1-4.

Garnett, S.T. (1987) Aerial surveys of waders (Aves: Charadriiformes) along the coast of north-eastern Australia. Aust. Wildl. Res. 14: 521-528.

Garnett, S.T. (1989) Wading bird abundance and distribution - southeastern coast of the Gulf of Carpentaria. Report to Queensland National Parks and Wildlife Service.

Garnett, S.T. and Taplin, A. (1990) Wading bird abundance and distribution during the wet season on the Queensland coast of the Gulf of Carpentaria.Report to the Queensland National Parks and Wildlife Service.

Morgan, G. (1999) ‘Chapter 2 Gulf Plains’. In: P.S. Sattler and R.D. Williams (eds), The Conservation Status of Queensland’s Bioregional Ecosystems. Environmental Protection Agency, Brisbane.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Gulf Plains (Australia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/gulf-plains-iba-australia on 22/11/2024.