Prairie

History

The name Prairie comes from a pastoral station established by James Gilson who named it after the appearance of the local countryside.

Geography

The town is located in the north of the locality. The Flinders Highway enters the locality from the north-east (Torrens Creek), passes through the town and exits to the north-west (Hughenden). The Great Northern railway line runs parallel and immediately south of the highway, with the following railway stations (east to west): * Warreah railway station, in the north-east of the locality () *Karoon railway station, now abandoned () *Jardine Valley railway station, now abandoned ()

Most-observed species

• Galah

  Eolophus roseicapilla (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
  20
• Willie-wagtail

  Rhipidura leucophrys (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  20
• Magpie-lark

  Grallina cyanoleuca (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  19
• Crested Pigeon

  Ocyphaps lophotes (Temminck, 1822) · Aves
  17
• Brown Falcon

  Falco berigora Vigors & Horsfield, 1827 · Aves
  16
• Black-faced Woodswallow

  Artamus cinereus Vieillot, 1817 · Aves
  15
• Artamus leucorhynchos

  Artamus leucorhynchos · Aves
  12
• Zebra Finch

  Taeniopygia guttata (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
  12