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Two subspecies of Graceful Honeyeater Meliphaga (Microptilotis) gracilis are recognised in north-eastern Queensland: imitatrix inhabiting the Wet Tropics and gracilis inhabiting northern Cape York Peninsula. Vocalisations differ greatly between the two, so the strong possibility emerges that they are distinct species. The ranges of these taxa are separated by ~140 km in the vicinity of Cape Flattery-Princess Charlotte Bay on the eastern coast of Cape York Peninsula. Significantly, a thorough search confirms that there have been no specimens collected from this geographical gap between the two populations and previously suspected intergradation does not occur. This paper describes the considerable differences between the two, especially with respect to vocalisations, and suggests that these taxa represent distinct species. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In north-eastern Queensland, the Masked Owl Tyto novaehollandiae is a rare and taxonomically complex species in apparent decline. It has typically been recorded in open sclerophyll forest and woodland, often adjacent to cleared areas, but current records suggest a patchy distribution. We used all available high-veracity records of the Masked Owl in north-eastern Queensland to examine habitat associations based on regional ecosystem data, and present a spatial model of its potential distribution within the Cape York Peninsula, Wet Tropics and Einasleigh Uplands bioregions. We conclude that the currently disjointed distribution is probably because of a lack of systematic surveys and that this species might be more widespread than previously thought. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article describes an observation of ritualized dance behavior for the white-faced robin, or Tregellasia leucops from Cape York Peninsula, Queensland in Australia and a study which examined the territorial and copulation behavior for the species in the Gordon Creek area of Iron Range National Park in Queensland, Australia. The behaviors of the white-faced robin recorded in 2005 and 2006 in the study are consistent with copulation and territorial behaviors for other Australo-Papuan robins. Meanwhile, the ritualized dance behavior of the white-faced robin observed in 2011 is considered a territorial dispute between two males upon considering the possible interpretations of the dance display of the white-faced robin, including whether such was a male-female interaction.