Alternative name: Origma
- Origma solitaria
Identification
Dark brown-grey, cinnamon-tinged face and forehead, dull white throat speckled black, reddish-brown underparts, and a black tail, which is often flicked sideways, dark grey-brown wings. Young birds are similar to adults but duller.
Distribution
Coastal New South Wales, Australia.
Taxonomy
Habitat
Rocky outcrops, in steep rocky gullies and usually near water, including along sea-cliffs in coastal areas.
Behaviour
Its diet includes mainly insects and sometimes seeds. It forages on the ground and in low branches, probing for insects in rock crevices, in caves and under ledges.
The nest site is usually in a sandstone (occasionally limestone or granite) cave, in total or near-darkness and is re-used each year. It builds a suspended dome-shaped nest from roots, moss, grass and bark bound together with spider webs, with a round side entrance that is sometimes hooded. The inner nest chamber is lined with soft materials, including feathers, fur, grasses and plant down. Both parents feed the young, which stay with their parents for some time after fledging. Sometimes parasitised by Fan-tailed Cuckoo.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2012. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2012. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Rockwarbler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 5 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Rockwarbler
