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Pycnoptilus floccosus

Photo by julien
Location: Marlo, East Gippsland, Vic. Aus

[edit] Identification

Grey-brown, rufous forehead, breast, undertail coverts. The eye is red and the breast and belly is scaled.

[edit] Distribution

South-east New South Wales and south-east Victoria.

[edit] Taxonomy

There are two sub-species. This is P. f. sandlandi which is smaller than the nominate with a lighter brown back and pale rather than dark scalloping on the belly.

[edit] Habitat

Temperate rainforest and wet eucalyptus forest

[edit] Behaviour

It forages for invertebrates amongst the leaf litter on the ground.

[edit] External Links

• View more images of this species on the ABID