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Spotted Pardalote
Pardalotus punctatus(Shaw, 1792)
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- Order
- PASSERIFORMES
- Family
- Pardalotidae
- Genus
- Pardalotus
At a glance
The Spotted Pardalote is a tiny bird, about 9–11 cm long, listed as Least Concern and endemic to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 9–11 cm
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
- Origin
- Endemic
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Endemic
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Spotted Pardalote look like?
The Spotted Pardalote is a tiny bird, about 9–11 cm long and weighing 4–15 g.
The spotted pardalote is a small passerine bird native to eastern and southern Australia, at elevations of up to 2,000 metres (6,600 ft). It is part of the pardalote family, Pardalotidae. One of the smallest of all Australian birds at 8 to 10 centimetres in length, and one of the most colourful; it is sometimes known as the diamondbird. Although moderately common in all of the reasonably fertile parts of Australia it is seldom seen closely enough to enable identification.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Spotted Pardalote?
The Spotted Pardalote 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
What sound does a Spotted Pardalote make?
Recordings of the Spotted Pardalote on BirdUp feature its call.
call · Quality B
James Ray · Faulconbridge, Blue Mountains City Council, New South Wales, Australia
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Donald Davesne · Melbourne VIC, Australia
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John Cull · Heathmont VIC 3135, Australia
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John Cull · Bayswater North VIC 3153, Australia
05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does a Spotted Pardalote eat?
The Spotted Pardalote feeds on terrestrial invertebrates, usually foraging in pairs or alone.
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
6 photos
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