431 VARIED SITTELLA Daphoenositta chrysoptera
Australia (299)
Also known as Barkpacker, Treerunner and 'Woodpecker". 11-12.5 cm. settlers are made up of 5 (or 6) distinct geographic races spread over the continent. Ranges over most of mainland, except ne SA, se WA and central WA. Found in open eucalypt forest/woodlands, mallee, inland acacia, coastal tee-tree scrub, golf courses, shelter belts, orchards and parks.
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| Subspecies pileata, photographed Gluepot Reserve, SA June 2016 |
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| Subspecies leucoptera, photographed Roebuck Plains, WA, September 2016 |
