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Striated Pardalote
Pardalotus striatus (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
Pardalotidae — Pardalotes
Striated Pardalote, Pardalotus striatus, breeds in Australia and Tasmania and is found across most of Australia. It is a passerine in the pardalote family, and it is the least colourful and the most widespread of the four pardalote species. It is also known as pickwick, wittachew and chip-chip. The bird is very small and short-tailed, and it is more often heard than seen. It feeds noisily in the treetops on lerps and other small creatures.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Pardalotidae — Pardalotes
- Breeding range
- Australasia: Australia and Tasmania
