Coastal Wet Tropics Important Bird Area
The Coastal Wet Tropics Important Bird Area comprises a disjunct 521 km2 stretch of coastal and subcoastal land in tropical
southern cassowaries
.
Description
Most of the site is made up of low hills and ranges, with some areas of
Mount Mackay, Russell River and Tam O'Shanter National Parks. The climate is monsoonal with distinct wet and dry seasons.[1]
Birds
The site has been identified as an
References
- ^ a b BirdLife International. (2011). Important Bird Areas factsheet: Coastal Wet Tropics. Downloaded from "BirdLife International - conserving the world's birds". Archived from the original on 10 July 2007. Retrieved 21 November 2012. on 2011-12-16.
- ^ "IBA: Coastal Wet Tropics". Birdata. Birds Australia. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
17°30′55″S 145°59′59″E / 17.51528°S 145.99972°E
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