Striated Pardalote - BirdForum Opus

Photo © by Neil
Sydney, Australia, August 2004

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.

Photo © by Rose Fletcher
Nangawooka Flora Reserve, Victor Harbor, South Australia, January 2009

Distribution

Australia including Tasmania.

Taxonomy

Subspecies

Subspecies melanocephalus; Black-headed Pardalote
Photo © by Ken Doy
Taromeo, Queensland, Australia, May 2016

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

Photo © by MattOZW
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

Male Displaying
Photo © by Hans&Judy Beste
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

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 September 2015)
3. Birds in Backyards
4. BF Member observations

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Striated Pardalote. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 9 November 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Striated_Pardalote

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