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;[[:Category:Amytornis|Amytornis]] dorotheae | ;[[:Category:Amytornis|Amytornis]] dorotheae | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | Rusty back, black and white streaked face, white throat, streaked white crown, nape and back, rust-grey tail; male - tawny flanks, thighs and lower belly, females' are dark chestnut. | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[Australia]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | Monotypic. | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Sandstone outcrops, grassland and open woodland. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | The diet includes insects and seeds. | ||
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| + | They build domed nests and 2-3 eggs are laid. | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
| + | Northern Territory Government | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Amytornis+dorotheae}} | {{GSearch|Amytornis+dorotheae}} | ||
*[http://www.aviceda.org/abid/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&fid=62&bid=826 View more images of this species on the ABID] | *[http://www.aviceda.org/abid/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&fid=62&bid=826 View more images of this species on the ABID] | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Missing Images]] [[Category:Amytornis]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Missing Images]] [[Category:Amytornis]] | ||
Revision as of 16:06, 19 January 2009
- Amytornis dorotheae
Identification
Rusty back, black and white streaked face, white throat, streaked white crown, nape and back, rust-grey tail; male - tawny flanks, thighs and lower belly, females' are dark chestnut.
Distribution
Taxonomy
Monotypic.
Habitat
Sandstone outcrops, grassland and open woodland.
Behaviour
The diet includes insects and seeds.
They build domed nests and 2-3 eggs are laid.
References
Northern Territory Government
