Red-browed Pardalote
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The Red-browed Pardalote (Pardalotus rubricatus) occupies the northern two-thirds of Australia
. It is a fraction larger than the Forty-spotted Pardalote
, at 10 to 12 cm, and is the least conspicuously coloured, being paler and combining the spotted skull-cap of the Spotted Pardalote
with the striped wings of the Striated Pardalote
.
It is rare in the eastern part of its range but common in the northwest, where it prefers dry woodlands, mulga, and the trees along creek beds. The red-browed pardalote builds its nest underground at the end of a tunnel.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. It is a fraction larger than the Forty-spotted Pardalote
Forty-spotted Pardalote
The Forty-spotted Pardalote is one of Australia's rarest birds and by far the rarest pardalote, being confined to the south-east corner of Tasmania.-Description:...
, at 10 to 12 cm, and is the least conspicuously coloured, being paler and combining the spotted skull-cap of the Spotted Pardalote
Spotted Pardalote
The Spotted Pardalote is one of the smallest of all Australian birds at 8 to 10 cm in length, and one of the most colourful; it is sometimes known as the Diamondbird...
with the striped wings of the Striated Pardalote
Striated Pardalote
The Striated Pardalote is the least colourful and most common of the four pardalote species. Other common names include Pickwick, Wittachew and Chip-Chip...
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It is rare in the eastern part of its range but common in the northwest, where it prefers dry woodlands, mulga, and the trees along creek beds. The red-browed pardalote builds its nest underground at the end of a tunnel.