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[[Image:Black-capped sittella 1.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Black-capped Sittella<br />Photo by {{user|Mike+Bouette|Mike Bouette}} <br>Perth Hills, [[Australia]], August 2007]]
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[[Image:Black-capped sittella 1.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Black-capped Sittella<br />Photo by {{user|Mike+Bouette|Mike Bouette}} <br>Perth Hills, [[Australia]], August 2007]]
 
;[[: Category:Daphoenositta|Daphoenositta]] chrysoptera
 
;[[: Category:Daphoenositta|Daphoenositta]] chrysoptera
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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Orange-yellow iris, yellow eye-ring, legs and feet, long and slender and slightly up-turned bill, greyish above and white below, with varied streaking, pale upper tail coverts with dark-barring underneath, dark tail  with a white tip, dark upper wings;  southern and eastern birds - the underwings have an orange-rufous band, while in the north the band is white. Males have longer bills than females.<br />
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[[Image:Varied_Sittella.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Orange-winged Sittella<br />Photo by {{user|Neil|Neil}}<br />Sydney, [[Australia]]]]
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10–14 cm (4-5½ in)
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*Orange-yellow iris
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*Yellow eye-ring, legs and feet
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*Long and slender and slightly up-turned bill
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*Greyish upperparts
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*Whitie underparts with varied streaking
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*Pale upper tail [[Topography#General Anatomy|coverts]] with dark-barring underneath
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*Dark tail  with a white tip
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*Dark upper wings<br />
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Males have longer bills than females.
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====Variations====
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Southern and eastern birds - the underwings have an orange-rufous band, while in the north the band is white. <br />
 
The sub-species differ in the patterns on the head and neck, the amount of streaking and in the wing patterns.
 
The sub-species differ in the patterns on the head and neck, the amount of streaking and in the wing patterns.
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
 
Widely distributed in [[Australia]].
 
Widely distributed in [[Australia]].
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
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[[Image:Varied_Sittella.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Orange-winged Sittella<br />Photo by {{user|Neil|Neil}}<br />Sydney, [[Australia]]]]
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[[Papuan Sittella]] was formerly considered conspecific with this species.<br />
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Some authorities place this species in the genus ''Neositta''.
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====Subspecies====
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[[Image:Whatbird goldcoast qld au.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies leucocephala; White-headed Sitella <br />Photo by {{user|nyoman|nyoman}}<br />Nerang National Park, [[Queensland]], [[Australia]], May 2017]]
 
Five subspecies accepted which are sometimes recognized as full species:
 
Five subspecies accepted which are sometimes recognized as full species:
 
* ''D. c. leucoptera'' in northern [[Australia]] (Fitzroy Range, Western [[Australia]] to northwest [[Queensland]]) - '''White-winged Sittella'''
 
* ''D. c. leucoptera'' in northern [[Australia]] (Fitzroy Range, Western [[Australia]] to northwest [[Queensland]]) - '''White-winged Sittella'''
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* ''D. c. chrysoptera'' in southeast [[Australia]] (south-central [[Queensland]] to [[Victoria]]) - '''Orange-winged Sittella'''
 
* ''D. c. chrysoptera'' in southeast [[Australia]] (south-central [[Queensland]] to [[Victoria]]) - '''Orange-winged Sittella'''
 
* ''D. c. pileata'' in southern [[Australia]] (North West Cape to western [[New South Wales]] and western [[Victoria]] - '''Black-capped Sittella'''
 
* ''D. c. pileata'' in southern [[Australia]] (North West Cape to western [[New South Wales]] and western [[Victoria]] - '''Black-capped Sittella'''
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[[Papuan Sittella]] was formerly considered conspecific with this species.<br />
 
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Some authorities place this species in the genus ''Neositta''.
 
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
 
Eucalypt woodlands and forests.
 
Eucalypt woodlands and forests.
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
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The diet includes insects; they feed  by gleaning on tree trunks or branches, moving downwards or along branches.  
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====Diet====
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Their diet consists of insects and arthropods, including beetles. They feed  by gleaning on tree trunks or branches, moving downwards or along branches.  
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The nest is a deep open cup, made of bark and spider web, decorated on the outside with long pieces of bark.  They breed cooperatively,   the breeding pair having several helpers.  Only the breeding female incubates the eggs and broods the young.  
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====Breeding====
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The nest is a deep open cup, constructed from bark and spider web. It is decorated on the outside with long pieces of bark.  Co-operative brreders, the breeding pair having several helpers.  Only the breeding female incubates the eggs and broods the young.  
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==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug16}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2017)
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*Birds in Backyards
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{{ref}}
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
{{GSearch|Daphoenositta+chrysoptera}}
 
{{GSearch|Daphoenositta+chrysoptera}}
 
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Daphoenositta]]
 
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Daphoenositta]]

Revision as of 23:52, 3 July 2017

Black-capped Sittella
Photo by Mike Bouette
Perth Hills, Australia, August 2007
Daphoenositta chrysoptera

Identification

Orange-winged Sittella
Photo by Neil
Sydney, Australia

10–14 cm (4-5½ in)

  • Orange-yellow iris
  • Yellow eye-ring, legs and feet
  • Long and slender and slightly up-turned bill
  • Greyish upperparts
  • Whitie underparts with varied streaking
  • Pale upper tail coverts with dark-barring underneath
  • Dark tail with a white tip
  • Dark upper wings

Males have longer bills than females.

Variations

Southern and eastern birds - the underwings have an orange-rufous band, while in the north the band is white.
The sub-species differ in the patterns on the head and neck, the amount of streaking and in the wing patterns.

Distribution

Widely distributed in Australia.

Taxonomy

Papuan Sittella was formerly considered conspecific with this species.
Some authorities place this species in the genus Neositta.

Subspecies

Subspecies leucocephala; White-headed Sitella
Photo by nyoman
Nerang National Park, Queensland, Australia, May 2017

Five subspecies accepted which are sometimes recognized as full species:

Habitat

Eucalypt woodlands and forests.

Behaviour

Diet

Their diet consists of insects and arthropods, including beetles. They feed by gleaning on tree trunks or branches, moving downwards or along branches.

Breeding

The nest is a deep open cup, constructed from bark and spider web. It is decorated on the outside with long pieces of bark. Co-operative brreders, the breeding pair having several helpers. Only the breeding female incubates the eggs and broods the young.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2017)

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