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Threatened bird species present on Scotia include malleefowl, regent and scarlet-chested parrots, striated grasswren and black-eared miner. [7] The reserve forms part of the 12,200 km 2 Riverland Mallee Important Bird Area, identified as such by BirdLife International for its importance in the conservation of mallee birds and their habitats. [8]
The striated grasswren is one of 13 species in the genus Amytornis, commonly known as the grasswrens, [2] found only in arid and semi-arid areas of Australia. All are small cryptic birds with long, usually cocked-tails, characterised by diagnostic distinctive interscapular gap in the feathering, [3] an enlarged auditory bulla (tympanic chambers) and ten rectrices. [3]
[3] [11] Reptiles within the region have a preference for mallee habitat much like that of the malleefowl. The area is rich in bird species with 130 being confirmed and a further concentration of 12 species within mallee habitat. [3] Current records raise the total number of bird species present in the area up to 162. [8]
The Central NSW Mallee Important Bird Area is an irregularly shaped 2500 km 2 tract of land in western New South Wales, Australia. It lies near the small town of Mount Hope and comprises the nature reserves of Yathong , Nombinnie and Round Hill, with some unreserved crown land, containing remnant mallee woodland and shrubland habitat .
The Southern NSW Mallee Important Bird Area comprises an irregularly shaped 8232 km 2 tract of land in south-western New South Wales, Australia. It is roughly bounded by the Murray River in the south, the Darling River in the west, and the Willandra Lakes in the north.
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The mallee emu-wren is an average 16.5 centimetres (6.5 inches) from head to tail. [8] The adult male mallee emu-wren has olive-brown upperparts with dark streaks, and a pale rufous unstreaked crown, and grey-brown wings. It has a sky blue throat, upper chest, lores, and ear coverts.
Opalton grasswren: Amytornis rowleyi: Queensland, Australia Striated grasswren: Amytornis striatus: South Australia and Victoria Eyrean grasswren: Amytornis goyderi: Central Australia Western grasswren: Amytornis textilis: northwest Western Australia and South Australia Thick-billed grasswren: Amytornis modestus: New South Wales and South ...