Varied Sittella
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| Daphoenositta chrysoptera Latham, 1802 |
The Varied Sittella, Daphoenositta chrysoptera is a small, around 10-11 cm long, songbird native to Australia and New Guinea. 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.
[edit] References
- BirdLife International (2004). Daphoenositta chrysoptera. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 29 December 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
- Field guide to the birds of Australia (ISBN 0-670-90478-3)
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