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'''Alternative name: Little Wattlebird'''<br /> | '''Alternative name: Little Wattlebird'''<br /> | ||
'''Disambiguation: For the species ''Anthochaera lunulata'', see [[Little Wattlebird]]''' | '''Disambiguation: For the species ''Anthochaera lunulata'', see [[Little Wattlebird]]''' | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
Revision as of 19:41, 1 September 2010
Alternative name: Little Wattlebird
Disambiguation: For the species Anthochaera lunulata, see Little Wattlebird
- Anthochaera chrysoptera
Identification
- Dark greyish-brown upperparts
- Faint white shafts on each of the feathers
- Grey underparts heavily streaked with white
- Blue-grey eye
- Sexes similar
Distribution
Eastern and southern Australia (New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria) and Tasmania.
Taxonomy
Little Wattlebird was recently split from the present species. There has been disagreement on which name to apply to each of the two forms and so both are sometimes called Little Wattlebird.
Subspecies[1]
Three subspecies are recognized for this species:
- A. c. chrysoptera:
- Eastern Australia (south-eastern Queensland to southern Victoria and south-eastern South Australia)
- A. c. halmaturina:
- Kangaroo Island (South Australia)
- A. c. tasmanica:
- Eastern and northern Tasmania
Habitat
Drier, often scrubby, habitats such as banksia heaths, forests, eucalypt woodlands and urban parks and gardens.
Behaviour
Diet
They have a long brush-tipped tongue which is used to probe into flowers to get the nectar. They also eat insects, flowers, berries and occasionally seeds.
Breeding
The female constructs the nest, which is a large cup of twigs and grass, lined with feathers and wool. She incubates the eggs, but both parents care for the young.
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Avibase
- Birds in Backyards
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Little Wattlebird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 30 December 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Little_Wattlebird
