Page No. 8 PAGES: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 /   SPECIES STATUS NOTES Chestnut-breasted Mannikin Breeds in long grass and small shrubs in late wet season. Reliable sites exist. Pictorella Mannikin Rare in Katherine, more predictable in Victoria River district. Yellow Oriole Common along rivers and streams and in urban gardens. Olive-backed Oriole Loud metallic call. Riverine vegetation or urban gardens. Figbird Flocks attracted to native fig trees. Shrill call given regularly. Spangled Drongo A few travel inland during the wet. More common Kakadu. Magpie-lark Congregates in flocks in early dry. Breeds in the early wet. Apostlebird Scruffy, untidy appearance. Generally flocks of a dozen or so. Little Woodswallow Dark colouring distinguishes it from other Woodswallows. Black-faced Woodswallow Prefers open country where it pursues insects from tree perches. Masked Woodswallow Unpredictable appearances every few years, sometimes very numerous. White-browed Woodswallow Nomadic. More likely to be encountered in Victoria River district. White-breasted Woodswallow Perches on power lines or in trees from which it hawks for insects. Pied Butcherbird Melodious calls, neat, tidy appearance. Grey Butcherbird Southern Kakadu to the coast. Rare to Katherine area. Black-backed Magpie Katherine is about the northern extremity of its range. More common towards Mataranka and further south. Great Bowerbird Bold and raucous. Mimics bird calls and other sounds. Torresian Crow Common along roads. Only resident Corvid in region. Return to the top of the page