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− | + | [[Image:Striated_Pardalote.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Photo © by {{user|Neil|Neil}}<br />Sydney, [[Australia]], August 2004]] | |
− | + | ;[[:Category:Pardalotus|Pardalotus]] striatus | |
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
+ | 9–12 cm (3½-4¾ in); a very variable species | ||
+ | *White eyebrow | ||
+ | *Yellow [[Topography#Heads|lores]] | ||
+ | *Olive-grey upperparts | ||
+ | *White wing stripe | ||
+ | *Black crown | ||
+ | |||
+ | The sexes are similar | ||
+ | ====Variations==== | ||
+ | In some populations the wing stripe may be narrow, or wide and the spot at the front end of this stripe may be red or yellow. The crown may or may not have fine white stripes. | ||
+ | [[Image:Striated_Pardalote_by_Rose_Fletcher.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo © by {{user|Rose_Fletcher|Rose Fletcher}}<br />Nangawooka Flora Reserve, Victor Harbor, [[South Australia]], January 2009]] | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
+ | [[Australia]] including [[Tasmania]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
+ | ====Subspecies==== | ||
+ | [[Image:Striated Pardalote3.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''melanocephalus''; Black-headed Pardalote<br />Photo © by {{user|Ken+Doy|Ken Doy}}<br />Taromeo, [[Queensland]], [[Australia]], May 2016]] | ||
+ | Six subspecies are recognized<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
+ | *''P.s. uropygialis'': | ||
+ | :*Northern [[Australia]] (Fitzroy River, [[Western Australia]] to Cape York Peninsula) | ||
+ | *''P.s. melvillensis'' | ||
+ | :*Melville and Bathurst islands ([[Northern Territory]]) | ||
+ | *''P.s. melanocephalus'': | ||
+ | :*Eastern [[Queensland]] (about Ingham to [[New South Wales]]) | ||
+ | *''P.s. ornatus'': | ||
+ | :*North-eastern New South Wales to eastern and southern [[Victoria]] | ||
+ | *''P.s. striatus'': | ||
+ | :*[[Tasmania]], King and Flinders islands; winters to northern [[Queensland]] | ||
+ | *''P.s. substriatus'': | ||
+ | :*Southern and central Australia, except the most arid regions | ||
+ | |||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
+ | [[File:Pardalote.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo © by {{user|MattOZW|MattOZW }}<br />Terrick Terrick National Park, [[Victoria]], [[Australia]], 22 May 2020]] | ||
+ | A wide variety of wooded habitats from trees, shrubs, scrub, bushy gardens and especially eucalypt forests. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
− | == | + | [[Image:Striated-Pardalote-display.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Male Displaying<br />Photo © by '''[http://www.birdforum.net/member.php?u=49168 Hans&Judy Beste]'''<br />Taromeo, [[Queensland]], Australia, July 2016]] |
+ | ====Diet==== | ||
+ | They feed in the canopy on a wide variety of insects and their larvae. | ||
+ | ====Breeding==== | ||
+ | The nest is usually in a tree hollow or a tunnel in an earthy bank. The clutch consists of 3-5 white eggs, whih are incubated by both adults. The young are fed by both parents, sometimes with the help of other group members. | ||
+ | ====Vocalisation==== | ||
+ | '''Call''': ''huit-huit'' | ||
+ | ==References== | ||
+ | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug15}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved September 2015) | ||
+ | #Birds in Backyards | ||
+ | #BF Member observations | ||
+ | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
− | {{GSearch|Pardalotus | + | {{GSearch|"Pardalotus striatus" {{!}} "Striated Pardalote"}} |
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+ | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Pardalotus]] |
Latest revision as of 11:35, 26 July 2023
- Pardalotus striatus
Identification
9–12 cm (3½-4¾ in); a very variable species
- White eyebrow
- Yellow lores
- Olive-grey upperparts
- White wing stripe
- Black crown
The sexes are similar
Variations
In some populations the wing stripe may be narrow, or wide and the spot at the front end of this stripe may be red or yellow. The crown may or may not have fine white stripes.
Distribution
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Six subspecies are recognized[1]:
- P.s. uropygialis:
- Northern Australia (Fitzroy River, Western Australia to Cape York Peninsula)
- P.s. melvillensis
- Melville and Bathurst islands (Northern Territory)
- P.s. melanocephalus:
- Eastern Queensland (about Ingham to New South Wales)
- P.s. ornatus:
- North-eastern New South Wales to eastern and southern Victoria
- P.s. striatus:
- Tasmania, King and Flinders islands; winters to northern Queensland
- P.s. substriatus:
- Southern and central Australia, except the most arid regions
Habitat
A wide variety of wooded habitats from trees, shrubs, scrub, bushy gardens and especially eucalypt forests.
Behaviour
Diet
They feed in the canopy on a wide variety of insects and their larvae.
Breeding
The nest is usually in a tree hollow or a tunnel in an earthy bank. The clutch consists of 3-5 white eggs, whih are incubated by both adults. The young are fed by both parents, sometimes with the help of other group members.
Vocalisation
Call: huit-huit
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved September 2015)
- Birds in Backyards
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Striated Pardalote. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 16 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Striated_Pardalote
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1