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Sericornis citreogularis

Photo by Tom Tarrant
Photo taken: Lamington NP, SE Queensland.

[edit] Identification

12.5-15cm. Black face mask and forehead, white and yellow eyebrow above, bright yellow throat below, dark olive brown crown and back, white belly, olive flanks, dark grey brown wings with yellowy outer edges, cream to pinkish-grey legs, black bill. Females - brown face mask and forehead. Young birds are duller than adults, with fawn underparts.

[edit] Distribution

East coast of Australia.

[edit] Taxonomy

[edit] Habitat

Rainforests and wet, timbered gullies with dense vegetation.

[edit] Behaviour

The diet includes seeds, insects and other small invertebrates.

It builds a long, bulky domed nest with a hooded side entrance, from roots, vine tendrils, leaf skeletons, moss and twigs, and lined with feathers. 2-3 brownish-purple to pale brownish-white with darker spots or blotches, eggs are laid.

[edit] External Links

• View more images of this species on the ABID