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The Sunbird is a peer-reviewed journal published by the Queensland Ornithological Society Incorporated (Birds Queensland).

All Sunbird issues are now available for download in PDF format. You may download whole volumes of the journal or individual articles. Where you see a specific formatted reference, such as Sunbird 1(1):3-15 then selecting (clicking on) that should give you that article.

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List of Printed Sunbird Issues

Starting with volume 50, full issues will not be published. Only individual articles will be available.For these article use the search functions, or consult the recent releases page.

Volume 49 Number 1 (July 2021) (4.5 MB)
Volume 49 Number 2 (November 2022) (8.4 MB)
Volume 48 Number 1 (December 2019) (18.4 MB)
Volume 47 Number 1 (December 2017) (1.3 MB)
Volume 46 Number 1 (December 2016) (1.6 MB)
Volume 45 Number 1 (August 2015) (9.3 MB)
Volume 45 Number 2 (December 2015) (5.9 MB)
Volume 44 Number 1 (June 2014) (4.0 MB)
Volume 44 Number 2 (December 2014) (4.1 MB)
Volume 43 Number 1 (June 2013) (1.3 MB)
Volume 43 Number 2 (December 2013) (2.4 MB)
Volume 42 Number 1 (June 2012) (3.0 MB)
Volume 42 Number 2 (December 2012) (2.3 MB)
Volume 41 Number 1 (July 2011) (1.0 MB)
Volume 41 Number 2 (December 2011) (0.8 MB)
Volume 40 Number 1 (July 2010) (2.1 MB)
Volume 40 Number 2 (December 2010) (0.9 MB)
Volume 39 Number 1 (June 2009) (0.7 MB)
Volume 39 Number 2 (December 2009) (0.9 MB)
Volume 38 Number 1 (June 2008) (0.8 MB)
Volume 38 Number 2 (December 2008) (0.3 MB)
Volume 37 Number 1 (June 2007) (3.6 MB)
Volume 37 Number 2 (December 2007) (1.2 MB)
Volume 36 Number 1 (July 2006) (4.8 MB)
Volume 36 Number 2 (December 2006) (1.0 MB)
Volume 35 Number 1 (July 2005) (1.2 MB)
Volume 35 Number 2 (December 2005) (0.7 MB)
Volume 34 Number 1 (July 2004) (3.1 MB)
Volume 34 Number 2 (December 2004) (2.6 MB)
Volume 33 Number 1 (April 2003) (2.1 MB)
Volume 33 Number 2 (August 2003) (1.7 MB)
Volume 33 Number 3 (December 2003) (1.5 MB)
Volume 32 Number 1 (April 2002) (1.1 MB)
Volume 32 Number 2&3 (December 2002) (0.5 MB)
Volume 31 Number 1 (April 2001) (0.4 MB)
Volume 31 Number 2 (August 2001) (0.3 MB)
Volume 31 Number 3 (December 2001) (0.7 MB)
Volume 30 Number 1 (April 2000) (9.7 MB)
Volume 30 Number 2 (August 2000) (8.1 MB)
Volume 30 Number 3 (December 2000) (1.3 MB)
Volume 29 Number 1 (April 1999) (11.5 MB)
Volume 29 Number 2 (August 1999) (12.3 MB)
Volume 29 Number 3 (December 1999) (9.1 MB)
Volume 28 Number 1 (March 1998) (1.9 MB)
Volume 28 Number 2 (June 1998) (1.7 MB)
Volume 28 Number 3 (September 1998) (1.3 MB)
Volume 27 Number 1 (March 1997) (4.7 MB)
Volume 27 Number 2 (June 1997) (2.4 MB)
Volume 27 Number 3 (September 1997) (1.9 MB)
Volume 27 Number 4 (December 1997) (1.5 MB)
Volume 26 Number 1 (March 1996) (2.3 MB)
Volume 26 Number 2 (June 1996) (0.8 MB)
Volume 26 Number 3 (September 1996) (1.1 MB)
Volume 26 Number 4 (December 1996) (1.3 MB)
Volume 25 Number 1 (March 1995) (3.7 MB)
Volume 25 Number 2 (June 1995) (9.7 MB)
Volume 25 Number 3 (September 1995) (1.1 MB)
Volume 25 Number 4 (December 1995) (0.7 MB)
Volume 24 Number 1 (March 1994) (0.9 MB)
Volume 24 Number 2 (June 1994) (1.5 MB)
Volume 24 Number 3 (September 1994) (2.4 MB)
Volume 24 Number 4 (December 1994) (1.5 MB)
Volume 23 Number 1 (March 1993) (0.8 MB)
Volume 23 Number 2 (June 1993) (0.6 MB)
Volume 23 Number 3 (September 1993) (0.8 MB)
Volume 23 Number 4 (December 1993) (0.5 MB)
Volume 22 Number 1 (March 1992) (0.6 MB)
Volume 22 Number 2 (June 1992) (0.6 MB)
Volume 22 Number 3 (September 1992) (1.5 MB)
Volume 22 Number 4 (December 1992) (0.7 MB)
Volume 21 Number 1 (March 1991) (1.0 MB)
Volume 21 Number 2 (June 1991) (1.1 MB)
Volume 21 Number 3 (September 1991) (1.6 MB)
Volume 21 Number 4 (December 1991) (1.2 MB)
Volume 20 Number 1 (April 1990) (1.4 MB)
Volume 20 Number 2 (July 1990) (0.9 MB)
Volume 20 Number 3 (November 1990) (2.1 MB)
Volume 19 Number 1 (October 1989) (1.4 MB)
Volume 18 Number 1 (March 1988) (0.7 MB)
Volume 18 Number 2 (June 1988) (1.1 MB)
Volume 18 Number 3 (September 1988) (1.0 MB)
Volume 18 Number 4 (December 1988) (1.5 MB)
Volume 17 Number 1 (March 1987) (0.5 MB)
Volume 17 Number 2 (June 1987) (0.6 MB)
Volume 17 Number 3 (September 1987) (0.8 MB)
Volume 17 Number 4 (December 1987) (1.5 MB)
Volume 16 Number 1 (March 1986) (2.2 MB)
Volume 16 Number 2 (June 1986) (1.2 MB)
Volume 16 Number 3 (September 1986) (0.7 MB)
Volume 16 Number 4 (December 1986) (0.4 MB)
Volume 15 Number 1 (March 1985) (1.1 MB)
Volume 15 Number 2 (June 1985) (0.3 MB)
Volume 15 Number 3 (September 1985) (0.5 MB)
Volume 15 Number 4 (December 1985) (0.9 MB)
Volume 14 Number 1 (March 1984) (1.2 MB)
Volume 14 Number 2 (June 1984) (0.7 MB)
Volume 14 Number 3 (September 1984) (0.9 MB)
Volume 14 Number 4 (December 1984) (0.6 MB)
Volume 13 Number 1 (March 1983) (2.3 MB)
Volume 13 Number 2 (June 1983) (0.8 MB)
Volume 13 Number 3 (September 1983) (4.9 MB)
Volume 13 Number 4 (December 1983) (2.7 MB)
Volume 12 Number 1 (May 1982) (3.5 MB)
Volume 12 Number 2&3 (September 1982) (0.9 MB)
Volume 12 Number 4 (December 1982) (0.7 MB)
Volume 11 Number 1 (March 1980) (0.8 MB)
Volume 11 Number 2 (June 1980) (0.9 MB)
Volume 11 Number 3&4 (Sep-Dec 1980) (1.1 MB)
Volume 10 Number 1 (March 1979) (1.4 MB)
Volume 10 Number 2 (June 1979) (1.3 MB)
Volume 10 Number 3&4 (Sep/Dec 1979) (1.8 MB)
Volume 9 Number 1&2 (Mar/Jun 1978) (1.1 MB)
Volume 9 Number 3&4 (Sep/Dec 1978) (2.1 MB)
Volume 8 Number 1 (March 1977) (1.1 MB)
Volume 8 Number 2 (June 1977) (1.2 MB)
Volume 8 Number 3 (September 1977) (1.6 MB)
Volume 8 Number 4 (December 1977) (1.6 MB)
Volume 7 Number 1 (March 1976) (1.3 MB)
Volume 7 Number 2 (June 1976) (2.2 MB)
Volume 7 Number 3 (September 1976) (1.6 MB)
Volume 7 Number 4 (December 1976) (1.9 MB)
Volume 6 Number 1 (March 1975) (1.2 MB)
Volume 6 Number 2 (June 1975) (1.5 MB)
Volume 6 Number 3 (September 1975) (1.2 MB)
Volume 6 Number 4 (December 1975) (1.4 MB)
Volume 5 Number 1 (March 1974) (1.3 MB)
Volume 5 Number 2 (June 1974) (1.6 MB)
Volume 5 Number 3 (September 1974) (0.9 MB)
Volume 5 Number 4 (December 1974) (1.4 MB)
Volume 4 Number 1 (March 1973) (0.9 MB)
Volume 4 Number 2 (June 1973) (1.3 MB)
Volume 4 Number 3 (September 1973) (0.9 MB)
Volume 4 Number 4 (December 1973) (1.5 MB)
Volume 3 Number 1 (March 1972) (0.8 MB)
Volume 3 Number 2 (June 1972) (1.1 MB)
Volume 3 Number 3 (September 1972) (1.0 MB)
Volume 3 Number 4 (December 1972) (1.3 MB)
Volume 2 Number 1 (March 1971) (0.6 MB)
Volume 2 Number 2 (June 1971) (1.0 MB)
Volume 2 Number 3 (September 1971) (0.5 MB)
Volume 2 Number 4 (December 1971) (1.0 MB)
Volume 1 Number 1 (March 1970) (1.6 MB)
Volume 1 Number 2 (June 1970) (1.0 MB)
Volume 1 Number 3 (September 1970) (0.8 MB)
Volume 1 Number 4 (December 1970) (0.7 MB)

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