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Spinifexbird
(Poodytes carteri)
: "Desert-bird", "Carter's Desertbird"
Size: 14-16 cm
Weight: 10-13 g
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Similar species |
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Physical description |
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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.
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Taxonomy, classification |
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See
Spinifexbird 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 Spinifexbird is available
HERE
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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.
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Sightings |
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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.
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Photos |
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ADULT |
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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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