When walking on a rainforest track on Fraser
Island in August 1968, I believe I saw a Rufous Scrub Bird. All the
reference books said that it was restricted to the mountain ranges on the
QLD-NSW border, so I presumed I was mistaken. I've recently been surfing the Web
for references about the Rufous Scrub Bird where one reference said it was once
coastal but retreated due to land clearing. All the references I've read
recently describing it described my sighting perfectly in regards to preferred
habitat; behaviour & call. I'm now convinced my original identification was
correct.
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