Clarke Range

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Yellow neck Bowerbird

The Clarke Range is covered by rainforest mountain range in central Queensland, Australia.

Location

The Clarke Range is a part of the Great Dividing Range and is about 30 km from the east coast and 65 km west of the coastal city of Mackay. The highest point is Mount Dalrymple and Mount William at about 1270 m above sea level.

The mountain range consists of granite. The slopes of the Clarke Range forms the lower reaches of the Pioneer River Valley. The Broken River also flows through the mountains and flows west into the Burdekin River.

On an expedition under the leadership of John Mackay, the first Europeans overcame on May 18, 1860 this mountain range.

The main road winds closely and sharply across the mountain range and can not be driven with trailers.

Birds

About 950 km ² of the Clarke Range includes the Eungella National Park, which is recognized as an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International because it is a sanctuary for the Lichenostomus hindwoodi, for an isolated northern population of the yellow neck Bowerbird ( Sericulus chrysocephalus ) and a large number of ( Burhinus grallarius ) is.