Pachycephala (Pachycephala) olivacea
Olive Whistler
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Pachycephalidae
Genus
Pachycephala
Species
Pachycephala (Pachycephala) olivacea
Status
least concern
Colours
Distinguishing features
They have an overall olive brown plumage with a streaked white throat. The male has a dark grey head, pale grey breast and red-tinged buff belly and rump. The female lacks the red tinge, and has brown underparts. The legs, bill and eyes of both sexes are a brown-black. (Wikipedia)
Size
- From 18 cm to 20 cm (Length of specimen)
Wingspan
- Wingspan data is not yet available.
Synonyms
Distribution
©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution
Distribution and habitat preferences
They are native to southeastern Australia. The Olive Whistler is found from the McPherson Range in far southeast Queensland south through New South Wales and into Victoria and southeastern South Australia, Flinders and King Island and Tasmania. The habitat is mainly wet forest, and Antarctic beech forest in northern New South Wales. (Wikipedia)
Diet
It is predominantly insectivorous.
