Chestnut-breasted Whiteface
Aphelocephala pectoralis
Small bird with stubby bill, found in open shrubland in stony country of arid northeastern South Australia. Warm brown above, white below, with broad rusty-brown chest band, reddish-brown marks on the flanks, pale eye, grayish throat, and white mark above bill. Forages on the ground in small flocks. Call is a steady warbling twitter.
Taxonomy
- Scientific name
- Aphelocephala pectoralis
- Authority
- (Gould, 1871)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Acanthizidae
- Genus
- Aphelocephala
Range and habitat
- Migration
- Resident species
Conservation
- Population trend
- declining
Photos
Distribution
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