Uses its strong stubby bill to strip bark and prise open twigs in search of insects in western and central Australia.
At a glance
Sounds
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Range map
Aggregated occurance data is sourced from 14 different actively-updating datasets including eBird Australia, iNaturalist Australia, BirdLife Australia, and multiple state-based bird surveys through Atlas of Living Australia.
Species notes
Overview
Has a bold black-and-white head pattern. Male has black chin, female dark greenish. Found in southwestern Western Australia. Inhabits eucalypt woodlands particularly those with smooth bark. Songs include a loud clear rising two-part whistle. Formerly treated as one of the geographically isolated subspecies of Crested Shrike-tit.
Behavior
Green above, with a mainly yellow front except for a broad white belly strip.
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