Varied Sittella
Photo · (c) Kym Nicolson, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Varied Sittella

Daphoenositta chrysoptera(Latham, 1801)

Endemic
Order
PASSERIFORMES
Commonness
Endemic
Best seen
Year-round

01 · Identification

How to tell it apart

The varied sittella is a small songbird native to Australia. About 10–11 cm long, it is also known as the Australian nuthatch, orange-winged sittella and the barkpecker.

Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

02 · Where

Where to find it

Breeding range
Australia (except Tasmania)

03 · When

When to look

Months this species is recorded across its Australian range.

  1. Jan
  2. Feb
  3. Mar
  4. Apr
  5. May
  6. Jun
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  9. Sep
  10. Oct
  11. Nov
  12. Dec

05 · Behaviour

Habits and haunts

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