- Chthonicola sagittatus
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
Taxonomy
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.
