Article: NT: Rare bird discovered in Arnhem Land


AAP General News (Australia)
07-13-2009
NT: Rare bird discovered in Arnhem Land

By Tara Ravens

DARWIN, July 13 AAP - A rare bird has been discovered deep in the heart of Arnhem Land.

Local rangers and Northern Territory scientists made the surprise discovery during
a recent survey of the Laynhapuy Homelands.

It's the first time a population of the unusually named Shrike-tits have been found
in north-east Arnhem Land.

Northern shrike-tits are small birds which are difficult to see and their populations
are thinly-spread, said research scientist Dr Simon Ward from the NT department of Natural
Resources, Environment, The Arts and Sport (NRETAS.

"So we have only about 30 records for ...

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