Wildlife Directory
Like you and I, every wild creature has a story relating to their behavior and place in the eco-system. Here is an ever growing list of Top End species, mainly birds, with notes on their distribution, behavior and tips on where to see them.
Rainbow Pitta
Pitta iris
Pitta iris
Pitta - small bird, Indian Telugu language word, generic for all small birds; iris - Greek the rainbow, alluding to the colourful plumage
Order: Passeriformes |
Family: Pittadae |
Genus: Pitta |
Species: iris |
Lemon-bellied Flyrobin
Microeca flavigaster flavigaster
Microeca flavigaster flavigaster
Order: Passeriformes |
Family: Petroicidae |
Genus: Microeca |
Species: flavigaster |