Varied Sittella
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The Varied Sittella (Neositta chrysoptera) is a native Australian bird around 10-11 cm long. Its crown is white, grey, black or a mixture of the three, and its body is whitish, grey or brown, sometimes streaked with black. Its wings are black, with a broad bar in either white or cinnamon.
It inhabits most of the Australian mainland.
[edit] References
- Field guide to the birds of Australia (ISBN 0-670-90478-3)