▁One ▁group ▁occurs ▁on ▁Cape ▁York ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁further ▁south ▁in ▁the ▁wet ▁trop ics ▁region . ▁The ▁tropical ▁for ests ▁of ▁the ▁Bell enden ▁Ker ▁range ▁and ▁ad jo ining ▁scr ub ▁area ▁from ▁Card well ▁to ▁Cook town ▁may ▁be ▁the ▁species ▁" head quarters ". ▁Sp otted ▁cat bird s ▁are ▁a ▁highly ▁special ized ▁rain for est ▁species ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁Australian ▁wet ▁trop ics ▁they ▁prefer ▁to ▁nest ▁in ▁well ▁veget ated ▁areas ▁with ▁ste ep ▁cre ek ▁s lop es ▁and ▁also ▁in ▁for ests ▁with ▁Cal am us ▁tang les ▁and ▁will ▁nest ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁location ▁year ▁after ▁year . ▁They ▁have ▁a ▁home ▁range ▁of ▁ 1 - 2 ▁hect ares ▁and ▁for age ▁about ▁ 6 8 ▁m ▁from ▁their ▁n ests . ▁ ▁Hab itat ▁Th re ats ▁ ▁Dest ruction ▁of ▁their ▁rain for est ▁habitat ▁and ▁rising ▁temper atures ▁could ▁pose ▁a ▁threat ▁to ▁the ▁sp otted ▁cat bird . ▁There ▁have ▁been ▁attempts ▁at ▁reve get ation ▁on ▁the ▁A ther ton ▁Table lands ▁in ▁north ▁Queensland . ▁This ▁has ▁resulted ▁in ▁habitat ▁heter ogene ity . ▁These ▁attempts ▁may ▁not ▁be ▁helpful ▁to ▁the ▁habitat ▁specific ▁species . ▁This ▁rain for est ▁fragment ation ▁creates ▁cor rid ors ▁in ▁the ▁attempt ▁to ▁provide ▁habitat ▁for ▁rain for est ▁birds . ▁These ▁cor rid ors ▁are ▁subject ▁to ▁edge ▁effects ▁and ▁go ▁un used ▁by ▁the ▁special ized ▁rain for est ▁species . ▁However , ▁they ▁have ▁been