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Sericornis frontalis

Photo by Neil Fifer
Photo taken: Narrabeen, Australia..

[edit] Identification

11-13cm. Dark olive-brown above, buffy grey, dull rufous flanks, belly and rump, white line above and below the eye, black around the eye between the lines, becoming greyer near the ear, light cream eye. Sexes similar, females slightly duller, particularly on the face.

[edit] Distribution

Coastal eastern Australia.

[edit] Taxonomy

[edit] Habitat

Rainforest, open forest, woodland and heaths.

[edit] Behaviour

The diet includes insects and other small arthropods; occasionally some seeds.

They breed July to January. The nest is a large ball of grasses and other plant material, with a side entrance tunnel leading to a cup lined with feathers, near to the ground, in thick vegetation. 2-3 pale blue to pale purple, spotted with brown at the base, eggs are laid.

[edit] External Links

• View more images of this species on the ABID