great bowerbird

The flora provides a suitable habitat for a range of fauna including fruit bats, lilac-crowned wren, reed warbler and the great bowerbird.

Great Bowerbird (Chlamydera nuchalis)

The Great Bowerbird is the largest of the bowerbird family and is 33 to 38 cm long and fawny grey in colour.

The Western Bowerbird is smaller than the other bowerbird it shares its range with, the Great Bowerbird.

The Great Bowerbird (Chlamydera nuchalis) is a common and conspicuous resident of northern Australia, from the area around Broome across the Top End to Cape York Peninsula and as far south as Mount Isa.

It is home to more than 140 bird species, including the Great Bowerbird, Red-collared Lorikeet, Crimson Finch, Zebra Finch, Kestrel, Spinifex Pigeon, Barking Owl, Brolga, Budgerigars, and the Wedge-tailed Eagle.

The island is home to unique and endangered flora such as Brachychiton incanus and a variety of birdlife such as Rufous Night Heron, Little Eagle, Brown Falcon, Whimbrel, Tawny Frogmouth, Great Bowerbird and Rainbow Bee-eater.