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Chestnut-breasted WhitefaceAlternate name(s): "Chestnut-breasted Tit" Size: 10 cm Weight: 8-10 g |
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ADULT |
Sex unknown |
Frontal view of a Chestnut-breasted Whiteface looking sideways
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Near the Will Hutchinson Memorial, 8 km S of Coober Pedy, SA, October 2022]
Frontal view of a Chestnut-breasted Whiteface looking sideways
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Near the Will Hutchinson Memorial, 8 km S of Coober Pedy, SA, October 2022]
Lateral view of a Chestnut-breasted Whiteface
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Near the Will Hutchinson Memorial, 8 km S of Coober Pedy, SA, October 2022]
Near-dorsal view of a Chestnut-breasted Whiteface looking sideways
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Near the Will Hutchinson Memorial, 8 km S of Coober Pedy, SA, October 2022]
Near-dorsal view of a Chestnut-breasted Whiteface
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Near the Will Hutchinson Memorial, 8 km S of Coober Pedy, SA, October 2022]
Dorsal view of a Chestnut-breasted Whiteface
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Near the Will Hutchinson Memorial, 8 km S of Coober Pedy, SA, October 2022]
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Breeding information |
Breeding season: Aug - Sep | Eggs: 3 | Incubation period: ? | Fledging age: ? |
Listed in the table above is the core breeding period. As most species in the Australian Outback, Chestnut-breasted Whitefaces often also breed at other times, in response to good rainfall.
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Nest |
"bungobittah", "lar", "malunna", "jindi" [bundjalung] = nest [Aboriginal] |
Type: Dome | Material: Twigs, soft lining | Height above ground: <1.5(?) m |
View of a Chestnut-breasted Whiteface nest
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Near the Will Hutchinson Memorial, 8 km S of Coober Pedy, SA, October 2022]
Chestnut-breasted Whiteface nest
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Near the Will Hutchinson Memorial, 8 km S of Coober Pedy, SA, October 2022]
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Eggs |
"boyanga", "booyanga", "derinya", "dirandil", "koomura", "mirk", "ngampu", "nooluk", "pateena", "pum-pum" = Egg; "dirundirri" = eggs [Aboriginal]; "gawu" = eggs [gamilaraay] |
Size: 18 x 13 mm | Colour: Off-white, with chestnut speckles | Shape: Tapered oval |