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Acanthiza chrysorrhoa

Photo by Nora
Photo taken: Toolern Vale Melbourne, Australia.

[edit] Identification

10-12cm. Grey-olive to grey-brown above, cream below, white-spotted black crown, dark eye stripe, yellow rimp, black tail with white tips. The sexes are similar.

[edit] Distribution

Graphic by Nrg800

Australia and Tasmania.

[edit] Taxonomy

[edit] Habitat

Woodlands, forests, shrublands and grasslands with some trees., agricultural lands, along watercourses, beside roads and in parks and gardens.

[edit] Behaviour

The diet includes mainly insects, but also some seeds.

The nest is large, made of grass and bark with two parts: an upper 'false' cup-shaped nest and a lower, domed, nest-chamber with a hooded entrance, placed in the dense foliage of trees, near the end of branches or in vines or mistletoe. 2-5 egges are laid; the female incubates the eggs alone for about 17 days, but is assisted by the male and any helpers with feeding and protecting the young. The young fledge at 19 days.

[edit] External Links

• View more images of this species on the ABID