Spotted Pardalote
Pardalotus punctatus· 斑食蜜鸟科(8 photos)
Spotted Pardalote
8-10 cm. Male: upperparts black, prominently spotted white; eyebrow white; rump chestnut/red; throat/undertail-coverts rich yellow. Female: duller; spots cream; no yellow on throat. Immature: like female; duller. Race xanthopyge, ' Yellow-rumped Pardalote': rump golden. Singles, pairs, family parties, autumn-winter companies; elusive in foliage; listen for calls, chipping sounds.
- Other name
- Diamondbird; Yellow-rumped Pardalote.
- Similar Species
- Striated and Forty-spotted Pardalotes.
- Voice
- plaintive 'deedee' or high-pitched, 'sleep, deedee'; the 'sleep' clear, piping; the 'deedee' higher, descending; often with sharp extra 'peep'.
- Habitat
- eucalypt forests, woodlands, scrubs,watercourses, golf courses, parks, gardens. Race xanthopyge: mallee, mulga associations.
- Breeding
- Sept.-Dec.
- Nest
- globular; of bark shreds, lined with grass; in burrow near top of bank, road-cutting, garden sandheap, fern basket, brickwork.
- Eggs
- 3-4 (5); oval, white.
- Range & Status
- e. Aust. from Atherton Tableland (Q) to Tas., w. to se. SA-Mt Lofty Ras.; coastal sw. WA, w. and s. of Stirling Ra. NP-Northam-Jurien Bay. Race xanthopyge: s. inland NSW, c. and nw. Vic., s.-c. SA, Kangaroo I., w. SA and Gt Victoria Desert into WA to Stirling Ra. NP-Tambellup. Common. Migratory; seasonally nomadic.
- Distribution key to races
- 1. Pardalotus punctatus millitaris 2. Pardalotus punctatus punctatus 3. Pardalotus punctatus xanthopyge
