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Pardalotus rubricatus
TAXONOMY
Pardalotus rubricatus Gould, 1838, Australia. Two subspecies.
OTHER COMMON NAMES
English: Fawn-eyed diamond bird; French: Pardalote а sourcils
rouge; German: Rotbrauen-Panthervogel; Spanish: Pardalote
de Cejas Rojas.
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
3.9 in (10 cm) 0.32–0.39 oz (9–11 g). Sexes similar in plumage;
immature birds are drab pale-olive above, light gray below.
DISTRIBUTION
Arid areas across most of northern and central Australia. P. r.
yorki confined to Cape York Peninsula.
HABITAT
Eucalypts and acacias in drier woodlands, forest, and scrub.
Frequent eucalypts along river beds.
BEHAVIOR
Often found with other pardalote species; often feeds in trees
with sparse vegetation. Distinctive five-note call.
FEEDING ECOLOGY AND DIET
Gleans a broad spectrum of invertebrates from foliage and
twigs of primarily eucalypts.
REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY
Cup-shaped nest of plant fibers lined with grass at end of
1.6–2.3 ft (50-70 cm) burrow. Clutch two to four white eggs.
CONSERVATION STATUS
Populations widespread and currently not threatened. Overgrazing
and habitat alteration pose potential threats.
SIGNIFICANCE TO HUMANS
None known.
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