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Phylidonyris albifrons

[edit] Identification

White face mask and moustache, long, strong, curved bill, grey cheek patch, black-brown throat and upper chest speckled white, dark brown back, white underparts streaked black, red-brown streaked rump, brown grey undertail, small pink-red eye spot, red-brown eye, brown wings with yellow panels. Young birds resemble adults but are paler and lack the bold face markings.

[edit] Distribution

Australia.

[edit] Taxonomy

[edit] Habitat

Shrubby vegetation.

[edit] Behaviour

The diet includes nectar, insects and honeydew.

The female builds a cup-shaped nest woven from grass, bark, stems, spider web and roots, lined with plant down, wool, grasses, fur, cotton threads or paper. The female incubates the eggs and broods the young; both parents share the feeding. Nests may be parasitised by Pallid Cuckoos or Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoos.

[edit] External Links

• View more images of this species on the ABID