Chestnut-breasted Whiteface
Photo · (c) Kym Nicolson, some rights reserved (CC BY)

BirdUp · Species

Chestnut-breasted Whiteface

Aphelocephala pectoralis(Gould, 1871)

Endemic
Order
PASSERIFORMES
Commonness
Endemic
Best seen
Year-round

01 · Identification

How to tell it apart

The Chestnut-breasted Whiteface is a species of bird in the family Acanthizidae. It is endemic to Australia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

02 · Where

Where to find it

Breeding range
North-east SA (south-central Australia)

03 · When

When to look

Months this species is recorded across its Australian range.

  1. Jan
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05 · Behaviour

Habits and haunts

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