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Varied Sittella
Daphoenositta chrysoptera(Latham, 1801)
Endemic
- Order
- PASSERIFORMES
- Family
- Neosittidae
- Genus
- Daphoenositta
- 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.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
6 photos
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