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Amytornis striatus

Photo by Geoff Jones
Location: Pink Lakes VicAustralia

Identification

14-19cm. Upperparts soft reddish-brown, with white streaks, underparts buff with heavy white streaking on the breast, rufous eyebrow, black whisker-streak, white throat. The sexes differ slightly in plumage: the female has pale chestnut flanks. Immature individuals are slightly duller. The tail is black-brown, the bill black and legs blue-grey. Females have a chestnut patch below the wing.

Distribution

Australia.

Taxonomy

Habitat

Open mallee over shrubs and ground dominated by spinifex.

Behaviour

The female builds a domed nest out of dry grasses and bark, lined with fur, soft vegetation or feathers. 2-3 eggs are laid and incubated for two weeks; the young leave the nest two weeks later.

The diet includes seeds, insects and spiders.

External Links

• View more images of this species on the ABID