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Article: NT: Rare bird discovered in Arnhem Land
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- AAP General News (Australia)
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- July 13, 2009
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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 ...