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Prince Regent And Mitchell River Important Bird Area
The Prince Regent and Mitchell River Important Bird Area is a 7333 km2 tract of land comprising several contiguous protected areas in the north-west Kimberley (Western Australia), Kimberley region of northern Western Australia. It includes the Mitchell Plateau. Description The site consists of the Prince Regent National Park, Prince Regent, the Mitchell River National Park (Western Australia), Mitchell River and Lawley River National Parks, and the Camp Creek and Laterite Conservation Parks. The climate is monsoonal; the average annual rainfall of over 1200 mm is the highest in the north-west Kimberley, sustaining the richest patches of rainforest in the region. Because it has not been stocked with cattle, which damage woodland habitats, riverine vegetation and alluvium, alluvial flats, it carries relatively high densities of key bird species. Much of the country is rugged, constituted of Wunaamin Miliwundi Ranges, Wunaamin Miliwundi sandstones. The Mitchell Platea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pitta Iris
The rainbow pitta (''Pitta iris'') is a small passerine bird in the Pitta (genus), pitta Family (biology), family, Pitta, Pittidae, endemism, endemic to northern Australia, most closely related to the superb pitta of Manus Island. It has a velvet black head with chestnut stripes above the eyes, olive green upper parts, black underparts, a bright red belly and an olive green tail. An Australian Endemism in birds, endemic, it lives in the Seasonal tropical forest, monsoon forests and in some drier eucalypt forests. Like other pittas, the rainbow pitta is a secretive and shy bird. Its diet is mainly insects, arthropods and small vertebrates. Pairs defend territories and breed during the rainy season, as that time of year provides the most food for nestlings. The female lays three to five blotched eggs inside its large domed nest. Both parents defend the nest, incubate the eggs and feed the chicks. Although the species has a small global range, it is locally common and the Internati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
