Speckled Warbler

Pyrrholaemus sagittatus

Photo by fc3s89
Photo taken: Grampians, Victoria, Australia

Identification

13cm. Grey brown back, wings and tail, with soft dark streaks. Black crown streaked with buff, pale, heavily streaked underparts, off-white face with streaking on the ear coverts. The male has a black upper margin to the brow, while the female has a rufous upper edge to the brow. Dark tail with a wide black band above white tips of the outer tail feathers.

Distribution

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

Taxonomy

This species is monotypic.^[1]
Formerly this species was placed in its own genus Chthonicola. Now it's considered to belong to the genus Pyrrholaemus.

Habitat

Eucalyptus, grassy understorey, rocky ridges or in gullies, native tussock grasses, a sparse shrub layer, and an open canopy.

Behaviour

The diet includes seeds and insects.

It builds a rounded, domed, nest, with a side entrance, of dry grass and strips of bark which is located in a slight hollow in the ground or the base of a low thick plant. 3-4 glossy red-brown eggs are laid, both parents feed the nestlings.

References

1. Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.

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Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Speckled Warbler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 2 January 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Speckled_Warbler

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