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White-fronted ChatAlternate name(s): "Tang", "Banded Tintac", "Ringlet", "White-fronted Nun", "Clipper", "Dotterel" (misnomer), "Jenny-wren", "Baldyhead", "Gar", "Bumps", "Moon-bird", "Ring-neck", "Single-bar", "Thistlebird" ![]() Size: 11-13 cm Weight: 11-17 g |
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Photos |
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ADULT |
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MALE |
Frontal view of a male White-fronted Chat
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[St. Helens, TAS, September 2021]
Near-frontal view of a male White-fronted Chat
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[St. Helens, TAS, September 2021]
Near-frontal view of a male White-fronted Chat
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Orielton Lagoon, near Sorell, TAS, April 2021]
Near-frontal/ventral view of a male White-fronted Chat
looking for prey
[Macquarie Marshes NR,
NSW, May 2021]
Near-lateral view of a male White-fronted Chat
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[St. Helens, TAS, September 2021]
Lateral view of a male White-fronted Chat looking out from
its hiding place in wheat stubble
[Between Burren Junction and Pilliga, NSW, May 2022]
Lateral view of a male White-fronted Chat
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Kooragang Island,
Newcastle, NSW, February 2013]
Close-up lateral view of a male White-fronted Chat
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Orielton Lagoon, near Sorell, TAS, April 2021]
Lateral view of a male White-fronted Chat
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[St. Helens, TAS, September 2021]
Lateral view of a male White-fronted Chat
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Lake Bindegolly NP,
near Thargomindah, QLD, June 2019]
Lateral/ventral view of a male White-fronted Chat
[Macquarie Marshes NR,
NSW, May 2021]
Near-dorsal view of a male White-fronted Chat
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Orielton Lagoon, near Sorell, TAS, April 2021]
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FEMALE |
Close-up frontal view of a female White-fronted Chat
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Orielton Lagoon, near Sorell, TAS, April 2021]
Close-up frontal view of a female White-fronted Chat
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Orielton Lagoon, near Sorell, TAS, April 2021]
Close-up near-frontal view of a female White-fronted Chat
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Orielton Lagoon, near Sorell, TAS, April 2021]
Close-up lateral view of a female White-fronted Chat
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Orielton Lagoon, near Sorell, TAS, April 2021]
Close-up lateral view of a female White-fronted Chat
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Orielton Lagoon, near Sorell, TAS, April 2021]
Close-up near-dorsal view of a female White-fronted Chat
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Orielton Lagoon, near Sorell, TAS, April 2021]
Dorsal view of a female White-fronted Chat
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Orielton Lagoon, near Sorell, TAS, April 2021]
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PAIR |
Near-frontal/near-dorsal view of a pair of White-fronted Chats
[Between Burren Junction and Pilliga, NSW, May 2022]
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IMMATURE/JUVENILE |
Frontal view of a juvenile White-fronted Chat with its prey, a flying
insect
[Goran Lake, near Gunnedah, NSW, February 2022]
Near-frontal view of a juvenille White-fronted Chat, right, with a
female on the left
[Goran Lake, near Gunnedah, NSW, February 2022]
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Behaviour |
White-fronted Chats can form mobs; here part of a mob of 30 in flight
[Goran Lake, near Gunnedah, NSW, February 2022]
White-fronted Chats can form mobs; here part of a mob of 30 in flight
[Goran Lake, near Gunnedah, NSW, February 2022]
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Food, Diet |
Frontal view of a male White-fronted Chat with its prey, a spider
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Lake Bindegolly NP,
near Thargomindah, QLD, June 2019]
Frontal view of a male White-fronted Chat with its prey, a caterpillar
(photo courtesy of R. Plumtree)
[Lake Tyrrell, VIC, October 2019]
Frontal view of a female White-fronted Chat with caterpillars
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Lake Bindegolly NP,
near Thargomindah, QLD, June 2019]
Frontal view of a juvenile White-fronted Chat with its prey, a flying
insect
[Goran Lake, near Gunnedah, NSW, February 2022]
White-fronted Chats having a drink of water from a shallow
ephemeral lake
[Goran Lake, near Gunnedah, NSW, February 2022]
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Call(s)/Song |
For this species we have recorded the following call(s)/song. The
interpretation of their meaning is our own;
comments and suggestions for improvement are welcome.
wfrchat_20220218.m4a | (NW NSW) | ? | © MD | |
wfrchat_20220218_3.m4a | (NW NSW) | ? | © MD | |
wfrchat_20220315_3.m4a | (NW NSW) | ? | © MD | |
wfrchat_20220218_2.m4a | (NW NSW) | ? (mob of 30 in flight) | © MD |
More White-fronted Chat sound recordings are available at
xeno-canto.org
.