Varied Sittella

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iVaried Sittella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Neosittidae
Genus: Neositta
Species: N. chrysoptera
Binomial name
Neositta chrysoptera

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.


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