Alternative names: Western Shriketit, Western Shrike Tit
- Falcunculus leucogaster
Identification
16–19 cm (6¼-7½ in)
- Dull green back and wings
- Yellow breast, belly and flanks white, vent pale yellow
- Boldly marked black and white head
- Small black crest.
- Bill is unusually deep, strong and hooked
Females are similar to males but have grey to olive instead of some of of the black markings in head area, especially on upper throat.
Distribution
Southwest Western Australia.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
This species was formerly included in Crested Shrike-tit together with Eastern Shrike-tit and Northern Shrike-tit.
Habitat
Eucaluptus and acacia woodlands, especially those where there dominant tree species have smooth bark.
Behaviour
Resident.
Eats a varied diet including both invertebrates and plant matter.
Vocalisation
Each song unit contains two parts and this unit is usually repeated a number of times. Each part of the song unit is a whistle that increases and then slightly decreases in pitch, and the second part of the song unit has higher pitch than the first.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2023. IOC World Bird List (v 13.1)_red. Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.13.1. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
- Kirwan, G. M., W. Boles, and D. A. Christie (2022). Western Shrike-tit (Falcunculus leucogaster), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (N. D. Sly, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.cresht2.01
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Western Shrike-tit. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 23 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Western_Shrike-tit
External Links
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