BIRDS

Over 170 birds have been recorded in the forest. The predominance of heavily flowering Ironbarks attracts up to a dozen honeyeaters and a host of insect eating birds feasting on the bugs also attracted to its flowers. The position of the forest on the western slopes means it gets visited by birds on their annual migrations north-south and east-west.

 The NPWS Plan of Management notes that it contains important habitat for the protection of the Regent Honeyeater, Malleefowl, Glossy Black Cockatoo, Barking Owl, Turquoise Parrot, Little Lorikeet, Brown Treecreeper, Speckled Warbler and Varied Sitella.