Female (Eastern) © Julie Clark
Male © David Irving
Female © JJ Harrison
Female © Lindell Emerton
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Male © Stephen Murray
Female © Christopher Brown

Eastern Shrike-tit Falcunculus frontatus

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Identification

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Small bird with short, heavy bill. Green above, yellow below, with bold black-and-white head pattern. Male has black chin, female dark greenish. Found across south eastern and eastern Australia. Inhabits eucalypt woodlands and some wetter woodlands, where it tears bark noisily, looking for food. Song is loud and includes a descending three-part whistle. Also an accomplished mimic of many other species’ songs. Formerly treated as one of the geographically isolated subspecies of Crested Shrike-tit.

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