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Mangrove Golden Whistler
Pachycephala melanuraGould, 1843
Updated
- Order
- PASSERIFORMES
- Family
- Pachycephalidae
- Genus
- Pachycephala
At a glance
The Mangrove Golden Whistler is a small bird, about 14–18 cm long, native to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 14–18 cm
- Origin
- Native
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Very common
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Mangrove Golden Whistler look like?
The Mangrove Golden Whistler is a small bird, about 14–18 cm long and weighing 18–31 g.
The mangrove golden whistler or black-tailed whistler, is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae. It is found in mangrove forests and adjacent wet forests of Papua New Guinea and Australia.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Mangrove Golden Whistler?
The Mangrove Golden Whistler is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does a Mangrove Golden Whistler eat?
The Mangrove Golden Whistler feeds on terrestrial invertebrates and intertidal invertebrates, usually foraging in pairs or alone.
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
3 photos
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