The mountainous forests east and north-east of
Melbourne are spectacular and contain pure stands of the world's largest flowering plant, the Mountain Ash,
Eucalyptus regnans, as well as small patches of rainforest in some locations. Special birds of these areas include Superb Lyrebird, Red-browed Treecreeper, Pink Robin, Sooty Owl, Pilotbird, Large-billed Scrub-wren, Olive Whistler, Satin Flycatcher (summer), Gang-gang Cockatoo, Rufous Fantail (summer) and King Parrot.
