Wildlife Directory

Like you and I, every wild creature has a story relating to their behavior and place in the eco-system. Here is an ever growing list of Top End species, mainly birds, with notes on their distribution, behavior and tips on where to see them.

Rainbow Pitta
Pitta iris

Pitta - small bird, Indian Telugu language word, generic for all small birds; iris - Greek the rainbow, alluding to the colourful plumage

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pittadae

Genus: Pitta

Species: iris