Crested Doradito

Pseudocolopteryx sclateri

A small flycatcher with bright yellow underparts, a shaggy crest, and three wingbars. Inhabits marshes and flooded grasslands with overgrown vegetation. The song is a very soft and squeaky series of “tsik-tsik-tsee-lee” notes. Other doraditos have no wing marks.

Taxonomy

Scientific name
Pseudocolopteryx sclateri
Authority
(Oustalet, 1892)
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Tyrannidae
Genus
Pseudocolopteryx

Range and habitat

Migration
Complete migrants

Conservation

Population trend
stable

Photos

Distribution

Bird Calls

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Chestnut-flanked White-eye

Zosterops erythropleurus

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Norfolk Island Parakeet

Norfolk Island Parakeet

Cyanoramphus cookii

Chunky medium-sized green parrot with a bright red forehead and broken line through the eye. Also note electric blue wing lining. One of only two parrots on Norfolk Island; compare with immature Crimson Rosella, which is much longer-tailed and differs in overall coloration. Inhabits remaining native forests on Norfolk Island. Gives noisy nasal yammering calls. Previously very rare, but active conservation management has restored numbers.

Dusky Twinspot

Dusky Twinspot

Euschistospiza cinereovinacea

Unusual, very dark twinspot with small and faint “twin spots” on the belly. The red rump is conspicuous in flight. Found in grassy areas along forest edge and in lush cultivation. Not very vocal, but gives quiet twitters and a “tsip” call. Similar in size and overall coloration to Dusky Crimsonwing, but shows red on the flanks and none on the face.

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