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Photo by rebelxt
Adelaide, Australia, November 2005

Alternative names: Eastern Shriketit, Eastern Shrike Tit

Falcunculus frontatus

Identification

Female, notice the green throat
Photo by Hans&Judy Beste
Toowoomba Shire, Queensland, April 2018

16–19 cm (6¼-7½ in)

Dull green back and wings
Yellow belly
Boldly marked black and white head
Small black crest.
Bill is unusually deep, strong and hooked

Females are similar to males but have a dark olive-green throat.

Similar Species

Western Shrike-tit has a white belly while Northern Shrike-tit is smaller and paler.

Distribution

Eastern and southern Australia: from central Queensland to southern Victoria and southeast South Australia)

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

This species was formerly included in Crested Shrike-tit together with Western Shrike-tit and Northern Shrike-tit.

Habitat

Eucalyptus forests and woodlands. Also in riparian vegetation or mature rainforest in some areas.

Behaviour

Resident with some local movements.

Diet

Feeds mainly on insects, takes also spiders, fruit seeds and arils. Forages in trees, taking prey from barks or foliage.

Breeding

Breeding season from August to January, usually double-brooded. The nest is a deep cup, made by the female with bark strips and dry grass. It's placed 6 - 15m high in a tree fork. Lays 2 - 3 eggs.
Nests parasitized by Pallid Cuckoo, Brush Cuckoo and Fan-tailed Cuckoo.

Vocalisation

A whistle which due to falling slightly in pitch can be described as mournful. This sound is usually given as part of a series with between 1 and 9 repeats, and the first couple of repeats usually less strong in volume.

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). Eastern Shrike-tit (Falcunculus frontatus), 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.cresht1.01

List of references

Recommended Citation

BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Eastern Shrike-tit. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 22 December 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Eastern_Shrike-tit

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+[[Image:Eastern_or_Crested_Shrike_Tit.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|rebelxt|rebelxt}}<br />Adelaide, [[Australia]], November 2005]]
-[[Image:Eastern_or_Crested_Shrike_Tit.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by rebelxt.<br />Photographed:  Adelaide, Australia]]
+'''Alternative names: Eastern Shriketit, Eastern Shrike Tit'''
-[[Image:Northern_(crested)_shrike-tit.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by tcollins<br />Location: katherine region NT Australia <br />Northern Shrike-tit (''whitei'')]]
-'''Alternative name: Eastern Shrike-tit'''
 ;[[:Category:Falcunculus|Falcunculus]] frontatus
-'''Includes Northern Shrike-tit and Western Shrike-tit'''
 ==Identification==
-Dull green back and wings, yellow belly and boldly marked black and white head, with a small black crest. Its bill is unusually deep, strong and hooked.<br />
+[[Image:Crested-Shrike-Tit-fem-A8943W.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female, notice the green throat<br />Photo by '''[http://www.birdforum.net/member.php?u=49168 Hans&Judy Beste]'''<br />Toowoomba Shire, [[Queensland]], April 2018]]
-''Leucogaster'' has a white belly.<br />
+–19 cm (6¼-7½ in)
-Whitei is smaller and paler.<br />
+*Dull green back and wings
+*Yellow belly
+*Boldly marked black and white head
+*Small black crest.
+*Bill is unusually deep, strong and hooked
 Females are similar to males but have a dark olive-green throat.
+====Similar Species====
+[[Western Shrike-tit]] has a white belly while [[Northern Shrike-tit]] is smaller and paler.<br />
 ==Distribution==
-[[Australia]].<br />
+Eastern and southern [[Australia]]: from central [[Queensland]] to southern [[Victoria]] and southeast [[South Australia]])
-''Leucogaster'' is currently in decline due to loss of habitat and is considered vulnerable. The nominate form is of least concern.
-[[Image:35409Crested shrike-tit 001.jpg|thumb|350px|left|Photo by aladyforty<br />Photo taken: Torbay, Western Australia.<br />Western Shrike-tit (''leucogaster'')]]
 ==Taxonomy==
-Clements accepts three subspecies:
+This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.
-* ''F. f. frontatus'' (Eastern Shrike-tit) from SE [[Australia]]
-* ''F. f. leucogaster'' (Western Shrike-tit) from Southwest Western [[Australia]]
+This species was formerly included in Crested Shrike-tit together with [[Western Shrike-tit]] and [[Northern Shrike-tit]].
-* ''F. f. whitei'' (Northern Shrike-tit) from N [[Australia]]
-Some authorities (Howard & Moore) merit full species status to all three forms. However neither Clements nor Sibley & Monroe have accepted this split and the Opus awaits further clarification.
 ==Habitat==
-Woodlands.
+Eucalyptus forests and woodlands. Also in riparian vegetation or mature rainforest in some areas.
 ==Behaviour==
-Feeds mainly on insects, takes also spiders, fruit seeds and arils. Forages in trees, taking prey from barks or foliage.<br />
+Resident with some local movements.
+====Diet====
+Feeds mainly on insects, takes also spiders, fruit seeds and arils. Forages in trees, taking prey from barks or foliage.
+====Breeding====
 Breeding season from August to January, usually double-brooded. The nest is a deep cup, made by the female  with bark strips and dry grass. It's placed 6 - 15m high in a tree fork. Lays 2 - 3 eggs.<br />
-Nests parasitized by [[Pallid Cuckoo]], [[Brush Cuckoo]] and [[Fan-tailed Cuckoo]].<br />
+Nests parasitized by [[Pallid Cuckoo]], [[Brush Cuckoo]] and [[Fan-tailed Cuckoo]].
-Resident with some local movements.
+====Vocalisation====
+A whistle which due to falling slightly in pitch can be described as mournful. This sound is usually given as part of a series with between 1 and 9 repeats, and the first couple of repeats usually less strong in volume.
 ==References==
-# del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. and Christie, D.A. eds. 2007. ''Handbook of the Birds of the World. Vol. 12. Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees''. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 84-96553-42-6
+#{{Ref-Clements6thOct22}}#{{Ref-GillDonskerRasmussen22V13.1}}#Kirwan, G. M., W. Boles, and D. A. Christie (2022). Eastern Shrike-tit (Falcunculus frontatus), 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.cresht1.01
-# Clements James F. 2007. ''The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World''. 6th ed., with updates to October 2007. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019
+{{ref}}
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