- Sericornis magnirostra
Identification
Large dark red-brown eye, pale buff face, upperparts olive-brown, red-brown on the head and rump and the base of tail is washed rufous (reddish), with light buff underparts.
Distribution
South-eastern Australia.
Taxonomy
Habitat
Tropical, sub-tropical and temperate rainforests.
Behaviour
Diet includes insects and spiders, which it forages for by working upwards on trunks and branches of trees and vines 3 m - 17 m above the forest floor.
It seldom builds its own nest and uses nests of other species. When it does build its own nest, it is domed with a side entrance and made of plant stems, rootlets, leaf remnants and moss, lined with feathers.
