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Wollogorang Important Bird Area
The Wollogorang Important Bird Area is a 726 km2 tract of land straddling the border between the Northern Territory and Queensland in northern Australia. Description The site comprises a small part of the cattle station, Wollogorang Station, in the far north-east of the Northern Territory, extending into north-west Queensland. It is an isolated area of highly dissected topography, with some 50 km of sandstone escarpment carrying savanna woodland, and with small pockets of monsoon vine thicket rainforest in sheltered gorges. The richest and best developed monsoon rainforest patches in the Gulf Falls and Uplands bioregion, they have a collective area of 860 ha though most individual patches are less than 10 ha. The region experiences a tropical monsoon climate with warm, dry winters and hot, humid summers; mean maximum temperatures range from 29 °C in June to 38 °C in November, with a mean annual rainfall of 960 mm.BirdLife International. ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BirdLife International
BirdLife International is a global partnership of non-governmental organizations that strives to conserve birds and their habitats. BirdLife International's priorities include preventing extinction of bird species, identifying and safeguarding important sites for birds, maintaining and restoring key bird habitats, and empowering conservationists worldwide. It has a membership of more than 2.5 million people across 116 country partner organizations, including the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, the Wild Bird Society of Japan, the National Audubon Society and American Bird Conservancy. BirdLife International has identified 13,000 Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas and is the official International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List authority for birds. As of 2015, BirdLife International has established that 1,375 bird species (13% of the total) are threatened with extinction ( critically endangered, endangered or vulnerable). BirdLife International p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mertens' Water Monitor
Mertens' water monitor (''Varanus mertensi''), also called Common name, commonly Mertens's water monitor, and often misspelled Mertin's water monitor, is a species of lizard in the Family (biology), family Varanidae. The species is Endemism, endemic to northern Australia, and is a wide-ranging, actively foraging, opportunistic predator of aquatic and Riparian zone, riparian habitats. It is named after German herpetologist Robert Mertens. Description ''Varanus mertensi'' grows to a total length (including tail) of about . It is dark brown to black above, with many cream to yellow spots. The underparts are paler – white to yellowish – with grey mottling on the throat and blue-grey bars on the chest. The tail is strongly compressed laterally, with a high median dorsal keel, and is about 1.5 times the length of head and body. Distribution and habitat Mertens' water monitor is found in coastal and inland waters across much of northern Australia, from the Kimberley (Western Aust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandstone Dibbler
The sandstone false antechinus (''Pseudantechinus bilarni''), also known as the sandstone pseudantechinus, the sandstone antechinus, the sandstone dibbler, Harney's antechinus and the Northern dibbler, is a species of small carnivorous marsupial, which has a patchy distribution in Australia's Northern Territory. Taxonomy The sandstone false antechinus was discovered in 1948 when it was collected on the American-Australian expedition to Arnhem Land. It was described in 1954, when it was given the species name ''bilarni'', which reflects the Aboriginal pronunciation of Bill Harney, an Australian writer and naturalist who accompanied the expedition. The species has at times been assigned to the genus ''Antechinus'', and was long believed to be a member of the genus ''Parantechinus''. The latter genus currently contains a single species, traditionally known as the dibbler (''Parantechinus apicalis'') in Southwest Australia, from which this species gained a common name of Northern d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Short-eared Rock-wallaby
The short-eared rock-wallaby (''Petrogale brachyotis'') is a species of rock-wallaby found in northern Australia, in the northernmost parts of the Northern Territory and Western Australia. It is much larger than its three closest relatives, the eastern short-eared rock-wallaby (''Petrogale wilkinsi''), the nabarlek (''Petrogale concinna'') and the monjon (''Petrogale burbidgei''). Taxonomy The species was described by John Gould in 1841. In 2014 a genetic and morphological study identified a separate species, the eastern short-eared rock-wallaby (''Petrogale wilkinsi''), previously thought to be ''P. brachyotis''. It occurs in the Kakadu and Litchfield National Parks, weighs less, and has stronger markings and colouring. Prior to a revision of the genus in 2014, a number of subspecies had been recognised. A tentative arrangement of two subspecies were proposed in that revision, identifying a taxon that may be a third species as the subspecies ''Petrogale brachyotis victoria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rock-haunting Ringtail Possum
The rock-haunting ringtail possum (''Petropseudes dahli''), also known as the rock ringtail possum, is a species of Australian possum. It is found in rocky escarpments in the Kimberley, Arnhem Land and Gulf of Carpentaria across Western Australia and Northern Territory and just passing the Queensland border. It is also found on Groote Eylandt. It the only species in the genus ''Petropseudes'', but is part of the group including the common ringtail possum (''Pseudocheirus peregrinus''). The rock-haunting ringtail possum has one of the shortest tails of all ringtail possums, and at its end it is hairless and scaly. It lives in small groups and is mainly herbivorous. It has a stocky build and is mostly grey in colour. Description The rock-haunting ringtail possum is almost the size of a small rabbit. It is grey to reddish-grey in colour on the back, while its underside is a light cream colour. It has white hair patches underneath its small, round ears and both above and below ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carpentarian Rock Rat
The Carpentarian rock rat (''Zyzomys palatalis'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Australia. Taxonomy The description of the species was published by Darrell Kitchener in 1989, emerging from a revision of the genus ''Zyzomys''. The holotype was a pregnant female, collected at Wollogorang Station, in a deep ravine called Echo Gorge. The sandstone environment of the type location was an association of plants that included '' Eucalyptus dichromophloia''. The specific epithet ''palatis'' is derived from Latin, and refers to the characteristic morphology of their palate. Description It is a small and compact conilurine rodent. Its fur is grey-brown above and pale below. The tail is used to store fat at its base, making it carrot-shaped; the skin of the tail is fragile and easily damaged by handling. The average weight of individuals is about 120 g. Distribution and habitat It has a very limited range, being currently known from only five local ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gouldian Finch
The Gouldian finch (''Chloebia gouldiae''), also known as the Lady Gouldian finch, Gould's finch or the rainbow finch, is a colourful passerine bird that is native to Australia. Taxonomy The Gouldian finch was described by British ornithological artist John Gould in 1844 as ''Amadina gouldiae'', in honour of his deceased wife Elizabeth. The specimens were sent to him by Benjamin Bynoe although they had been described some years before by Jacques Bernard Hombron and Honoré Jacquinot. It is also known as the rainbow finch, Gould's finch, or the Lady Gouldian finch and sometimes just Gould. The Gouldian finch is sister to the parrotfinches in the genus '' Erythrura''. Description Both sexes are brightly coloured with black, green, yellow, and red markings. The females tend to be less brightly coloured. One major difference between the sexes is that the male's chest is purple, while the female's is a lighter mauve. Gouldian finches are about 125–140 mm long. Gouldian f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Endangered Species
An endangered species is a species that is very likely to become extinct in the near future, either worldwide or in a particular political jurisdiction. Endangered species may be at risk due to factors such as habitat loss, poaching and invasive species. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List lists the global conservation status of many species, and various other agencies assess the status of species within particular areas. Many nations have laws that protect conservation-reliant species which, for example, forbid hunting, restrict land development, or create protected areas. Some endangered species are the target of extensive conservation efforts such as captive breeding and habitat restoration. Human activity is a significant cause in causing some species to become endangered. Conservation status The conservation status of a species indicates the likelihood that it will become extinct. Multiple factors are considered when assessing the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White-browed Robin
The white-browed robin (''Poecilodryas superciliosa'') is a species of bird in the family Petroicidae. It is endemic to north-eastern Australia. Its natural habitats are forest, woodland and scrub, often near water. It formerly included the buff-sided robin as a subspecies. The white-browed robin was described by the naturalist John Gould in 1847; the genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek words ''poekilos'' 'spotted' and ''dryas'' 'dryad'. The species name is derived from the Latin word ''supercilium'' 'eyebrow'. It is a member of the Australasian robin family Petroicidae.* Sibley and Ahlquist's DNA-DNA hybridisation studies placed this group in a Corvida parvorder comprising many tropical and Australian passerines, including pardalotes, fairy-wrens, honeyeaters, and crows. However, subsequent molecular research (and current consensus) places the robins as a very early offshoot of the Passerida, or "advanced" songbirds, within the songbird lineage. The white-bro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandstone Shrike-thrush
The sandstone shrikethrush (''Colluricincla woodwardi'') is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae. It is endemic to Australia. Alternate names for the sandstone shrikethrush include the brown-breasted shrike-thrush and sandstone thrush. References sandstone shrikethrush Birds of the Northern Territory Endemic birds of Australia sandstone shrikethrush The sandstone shrikethrush (''Colluricincla woodwardi'') is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae. It is endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nati ... Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Corvoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
