Alternative names: Northern Shrike Tit, Northern Shriketit
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- Falcunculus whitei
Identification
16–19 cm (6¼-7½ in)
- Dull green back and wings
- Yellow belly with olive wash on flanks
- Boldly marked black and white head
- Small black crest.
- Bill is unusually deep, strong and hooked
Females are similar to males but don't show a crest, and have grey to olive instead of some of of the black markings in head area, especially on upper throat.
Distribution
Northern Australia: Kimberley to Arnhem Land and far northwest Queensland
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
This species was formerly included in Crested Shrike-tit together with Eastern Shrike-tit and Western Shrike-tit.
Habitat
Eucaluptus woodlands.
Behaviour
Resident.
Eats a varied diet including both invertebrates and plant matter.
Vocalisation
Description of sound variable, but can be described as each song unit contains 4-5 notes, with 1-2 longer whistles followed by three shorter ones in rapid succession. The song then consists of few to many repeats of this unit, up to 25.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2023. IOC World Bird List (v 13.1)_red. Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.13.1. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
- Kirwan, G. M., W. Boles, and D. A. Christie (2022). Northern Shrike-tit (Falcunculus whitei), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (N. D. Sly, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.cresht3.01
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Northern Shrike-tit. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Northern_Shrike-tit
External Links
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