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Varied Sittella

Daphoenositta chrysoptera


A small arboreal insectivore found in Eucalypt forests and woodlands. Avoids rainforests. Social, hyper-active and sometimes noisy. Small restless groups forage along branches of Eucalypts. gleaning and prising arthropods from bark crevices, sometimes hanging upside down.

The Australian Bird Guide, Peter Menkhorst et al

 

Classifications: Bird, forest and grassland
Family: Sittellas (Neosittidae)
Information sources: Photo taken at Cathu State Forest by Marlis Schoeb

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