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Forty-spotted Pardalote
(Pardalotus quadragintus)
Size: 9-10 cm
Weight: 9-13 g
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Physical description |
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Forty-spotted Pardalotes are very small bushland birds.
Forty-spotted Pardalotes have an olive-green frons,
crown, nape of the neck and back (mantle, rump). Behind
the eyes a narrow eye-stripe is also olive-green,
while the rest of the sides of the head is lemon-yellow.
The front, from the chin to the belly, is pale-grey.
The wing feathers are black with white spots (20 on each
side). The short tail is also black, with white tips.
The irises are black; the very short bill is grey, the legs
are pinkish-grey.
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Twitcher's tip |
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Compared to the more common
Spotted Pardalote,
the Forty-spotted Pardalote has a much lighter-coloured jizz,
especially when seen from the front, with a yellowish-brown
head, without brow lines and without a black, white-spotted
cap.
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Taxonomy, classification |
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See
Forty-spotted Pardalote at Wikipedia  .
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Range, habitat, finding this species |
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and range
The overall distribution of this species can be assessed, and
specific locations where birds have been spotted can be found,
based on individual sighting reports submitted by birdwatchers to
ebird.org
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The global distribution of the Forty-spotted Pardalote is available
HERE
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Forty-spotted Pardalotes have a very restricted range. They are
only found in a small area of south-eastern Tasmania. They are
occasionally reported from Hobart north-eastwards up to about
Spring Beach, TAS. However, their core range is more reduced
yet. It is basically restricted to Maria Island in the North-east
and Bruny Island and North Bruny Island in the South-west of their
range. They are not found on other islands or peninsulas in the
area. There is another, small, isolated population on central
Flinders Island.
Forty-spotted Pardalotes are highly specialized - they forage
exclusively in white gum
eucalypts in
dry coastal forest.
Because of their restricted range, which is cut into two parts
by a city now, and their high degree of specialization,
Forty-spotted Pardalotes are considered to be endangered.
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Sightings |
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B. Hensen reports spotting a Forty-spotted Pardalote on North
Bruny Island, TAS, in March 2016.
M. Eaton found Forty-spotted Pardalotes along the Queen Elizabeth
Track, Bruny Island, TAS, in April 2021.
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Photos |
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ADULT |
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Near-lateral view of a Forty-spotted Pardalote
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Queen Elizabeth Track, Bruny Island, TAS, April 2021]
Close-up lateral view of a Forty-spotted Pardalote
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Queen Elizabeth Track, Bruny Island, TAS, April 2021]
Lateral view of a Forty-spotted Pardalote
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Queen Elizabeth Track, Bruny Island, TAS, April 2021]
Lateral view of a Forty-spotted Pardalote
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Queen Elizabeth Track, Bruny Island, TAS, April 2021]
Near-dorsal/ventral view of a Forty-spotted Pardalote
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Queen Elizabeth Track, Bruny Island, TAS, April 2021]
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