FAMILY NAME: Acanthizidae SCIENTIFIC NAME: Sericornis citreogularis SUBSPECIES: citreogularis and cairnsi
SIZE: 12 to 14cm. (5"to 6") tip to tail.
LOCATION: Two distinct populations, one in far north Queensland, the race "cairnsi". The other, the nominate race "citreogularis", found in south east Queensland and NSW. Their ranges are along those coastal regions where there are dense wet forests and rainforests.
BREEDING: Breeding season is from August to February, laying from 2 to 4 eggs. Their nests are suspended, and domed with a side entrance. They are woven from vine, roots, pieces of leaves and mosses, then lined with feathers. Often seen hanging over creek beds.
GENERAL: The male has a distinct black eye patch and cheek, and a white and yellow eyebrow line. The females have less strongly marked features, and are paler. They are warblers, and very good mimics of the calls of other birds. Feeding mostly on the ground, they eat seeds and insects.
References:
Michael Morecombe.
Field Guide to Australian Birds, Complete Compact Edtion.Ken Simpson - Nicholas Day.
The Birds of Australia.M. Blakers - S. J. J. F. Davies - P. N. Reilly.
The Atlas of Australian Birds.Birds in Backyards.
www.birdsinbackyards.net
