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Photo by fc3s89
Grampians, Victoria, Australia, December 2005
Pyrrholaemus sagittatus

Chthonicola sagittata

Identification

11–12·5 cm (4¼-5 in)

  • Large eye
  • Pale face
  • Greyish-brown upperparts, wings and tail
  • Heavily streaked underparts
Female
Photo by Hans&Judy Beste
Taromeo, Queensland, Australia, February 2016

Male

  • Whitish forehead
  • Dark brown crown
  • Black brow

Female has a rufous eyebrow

Distribution

Central and eastern Queensland through New South Wales to east and central Victoria, Australia.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Formerly this species was placed in its own genus Chthonicola. Now it's considered to belong to the genus Pyrrholaemus.

Habitat

Open mixed forest, mainly acacias and eucalypts with grassy understorey.

Behaviour

Diet

Their main diet consists of beetles, wasps and other winged insects. They also eat seeds and plants.

Breeding

They build a domed nest with a side entrance from grass and stips of bark. It is placed on the ground protected by low thick foliage. The clutch consists of 3-4 glossy reddish-brown eggs. Both adults feed 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. 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/
  2. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved February 2016)
  3. Thewebsiteofeverything
  4. BF Member observations

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