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Spinifexbird (Poodytes carteri) Alternate name(s): "Desert-bird", "Carter's Desertbird" Size: 14-16 cm Weight: 10-13 g

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Physical description Click here for a physical description Spinifexbirds are small birds of the interior of Australia. Their plumage is highly cryptic and the two sexes look alike. The front is light-grey to fawn, while the back, wings and tail are greyish-brown. The lower flanks are brown. They have a rusty cap, short light-grey supercilia and a grey nape of the neck. The ear coverts are light grey with fine darker-grey striation. Their irises are brown, while the bill is grey, with a darker grey upper mandible than the lower one. Also the legs and feet are grey. Juveniles do not have a rusty cap yet and are greyer overall than adults. They also have a yellow gape.

Taxonomy, classification See Spinifexbird at Wikipedia .

Range, habitat, finding this species Click here for information on habitat 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 . The global distribution of the Spinifexbird is available HERE . Spinifexbirds are endemic to Australia. Their distribution stretches throughout the northern part of the semi-arid to arid interior of the continent. They can be found from near the North-west Cape in WA in the West, via the northern half of WA (except the Kimberley) and the southern two thirds of the NT into north-western and central inland QLD in the East. Spinifexbirds have a strong preference for habitats dominated by dense, tall hummocks of Triodia ("Spinifex") grass in a wide variety of settings, such as sandy areas or along rocky slopes, with or without interspersed shrubs.

Sightings Click here for sighting information M. Eaton reports finding a Spinifexbird in the township of Mount Isa, QLD, in June 2021. All sighting and photographic information presented on this page has been kindly contributed by M. Eaton.

Photos

ADULT

Sex unknown

Near-lateral view of a Spinifexbird (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Mount Isa, QLD, June 2021]

Lateral view of a Spinifexbird looking at the observer (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Mount Isa, QLD, June 2021]

Lateral view of a Spinifexbird looking away from the observer (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Mount Isa, QLD, June 2021]

Near-dorsal view of a Spinifexbird (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Mount Isa, QLD, June 2021]

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