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Jacky Winter
Microeca fascinans(Latham, 1801)
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- Order
- PASSERIFORMES
- Family
- Petroicidae
- Genus
- Microeca
At a glance
The Jacky Winter is a tiny bird, about 12–15 cm long, native to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 12–15 cm
- Origin
- Native
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Very common
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Jacky Winter look like?
The Jacky Winter is a tiny bird, about 12–15 cm long and weighing 7–20 g.
The jacky winter is a small grey-brown robin found commonly throughout Australia and also in Papua New Guinea. The jacky winter acquired its name due to rapid and strong vocalisations, which sound like jacky-jacky winter-winter. Their call is also often referred to as sounding like peter-peter-peter. Its habitats include open woodlands and farmlands.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Jacky Winter?
The Jacky Winter is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.
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04 · Voice
What it sounds like
Call
jimchurches · Lithgow, AU-NS, AU
05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does a Jacky Winter eat?
The Jacky Winter feeds on terrestrial invertebrates, usually foraging in pairs or alone.
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
6 photos
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