9 APOSTLEBIRDS Struthidea cinerea
Australia (9)
Also known as Grey Jumper, Happy Family, Lousy Jack, Twelve Apostles. 29-33 cmd in size. Usually in groups of 6-10 but can be 20 plus. Often seen on side of roads dust-bathing, feeding or scampering from branch to branch, can be noisy and is friendly around camping grounds. Coastal and central Queensland down through centre of NSW and NW corner of Victoria across to Adelaide. A separate pocket in NT around Elliot-Katherine area.
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