▁rip arian ▁rain for est ▁ad jo ining ▁grass lands . ▁ ▁It ▁has ▁a ▁mon so onal ▁tropical ▁sav anna ▁climate . ▁ ▁Bird s ▁The ▁site ▁has ▁been ▁identified ▁by ▁Bird Life ▁International ▁as ▁an ▁Import ant ▁Bird ▁Area ▁( I BA ) ▁because ▁it ▁supports ▁a ▁large ▁proportion ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁of ▁the ▁end anger ed ▁golden - should ered ▁par rot , ▁and ▁possibly ▁of ▁the ▁buff - bre asted ▁button - qu ail . ▁ ▁It ▁also ▁contains ▁significant ▁populations ▁of ▁black - th ro ated ▁and ▁mask ed ▁fin ches , ▁bush ▁stone - cur le ws , ▁silver - c rown ed ▁fri ar bird s , ▁and ▁yellow - t int ed , ▁yellow , ▁band ed , ▁white - g aped ▁and ▁bar - bre asted ▁h one ye aters . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁wet ▁season ▁azure ▁king fish ers ▁occur ▁along ▁the ▁streams ▁with ▁rain for est ▁birds ▁such ▁as ▁fair y ▁g ery g ones ▁and ▁pied ▁imperial - p ige ons . ▁ ▁The ▁wet ▁grass lands ▁are ▁used ▁by ▁L ath am ' s ▁sn ipes ▁on ▁migration ▁and ▁by ▁b rol gas ▁for ▁nest ing . ▁ ▁Black - bre asted ▁bu zz ards ▁sometimes ▁nest ▁in ▁the ▁I BA ▁and ▁red ▁g osh aw ks ▁have ▁been ▁recorded ▁there . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Import ant ▁Bird ▁Are as ▁of ▁Queensland ▁Category : Ge ography ▁of ▁Far ▁North ▁Queensland <0x0A> </s> ▁Jacques ▁G ri ppa ▁( G