Speckled Warbler

On the IUCN Red List, the Speckled Warbler was uplisted from Least Concern to Near Threatened status in 2000; having turned out to be more common than previously believed, but was downlisted to Least Concern again in the 2007 IUCN Red List.

The Speckled Warbler is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Speckled Warbler (Chthonicola sagittatus) is a species of bird in the family Pardalotidae, where it belongs to the monotypic genus Chthonicola. It is endemic to Australia. Its natural habitat is temperate forests. Contents - * 1 Conservation status * 1.1 International * 1.2 Australia * 1. More

Speckled warbler - Scientific Committee determination Speckled Warbler - profile = Scientific name: Pyrrholaemus saggitatus Conservation status in NSW: Vulnerable Description - The Speckled Warbler is a small well-camouflaged very heavily streaked ground-dwelling bird related to the scrubwrens, reaching a length of 13cm. The back, wings and tail are grey-brown, with soft dark streaks. The black crown is distinctively streaked with buff. More

Speckled Warblers are quite a rare sight 20 km south of Narrabri and it took us a while to identify them. First seen there, with identification, in August 2006, then again in October 2006. In April 2007 a pair of Speckled Warblers came onto the lawn of our place 20 km east of Narrabri. A pair of Speckled Warblers stayed throughout the winter months and spring of 2007, nesting very early at the end of winter and raising their chicks in low scrub. More

Breeding season: The Speckled Warbler has been seen breeding in every month except May, however there is a peak in breeding during September and November. Clutch size: 2 to 4, usually 3. Incubation: 17 days Time in nest: 19 days Calls The call of the Speckled Warbler has been described as a soft musucal whistle that is "sweet, cheerful and pleasing". It is a good mimic, including parts of the calls of other birds. More

The Speckled Warbler is a small well-camouflaged very heavily streaked ground-dwelling bird related to the scrubwrens, reaching a length of 13cm. The back, wings and tail are grey-brown, with soft dark streaks. The black crown is distinctively streaked with buff. The underparts are pale and particularly heavily streaked. The face is off-white with streaking on the ear coverts. The male has a black upper margin to the brow, while the female has a rufous upper edge to the brow. More

The crown of the Speckled Warbler is black with buff streaks. Between the crown and the white eyebrow is a line that is black in the males and chestnut in the females, the only difference between the two. The dark red eye is prominent in the pale face. The back is mottled dark brown but the underparts are cream with bold black streaks. When it flies, its tail shows a black band with a white tip. More

A small, ground-dwelling, scrubwren-like bird, the Speckled Warbler is generally gregarious, often being seen in pairs, threes or small parties or, in winter, small flocks, though single birds are also occasionally seen. The species often forms loose foraging flocks with Buff-rumped and Yellow-rumped Thornbills. More

Speckled warbler - Scientific Committee determination Speckled Warbler - Western: Distribution and vegetation associations in the Western = Scientific name: Pyrrholaemus saggitatus Conservation status in NSW: Vulnerable Distribution of the species within this region The Speckled Warbler is known or predicted to occur in the following sub-regions of the Western Catchment Management Region: CMA sub-region Known or predicted to occur Geographic restrictions within region More

A Speckled Warbler (Pyrrholaemus saggitatus), photographed in the Binya State Forest, NSW. EXIF: Canon EOS 30D : 1/400 sec : f/5.6 : 400 mm : ISO 100 Categories: Photoblogs.org - The Photoblogging Resource View My Profile coolphotoblogs.com Birding Top 500 Counter VFXY Photos Vazaar photo blogs, top photoblogs 3761257 visitors | 1000 photos | RSS 2. More

Order : Passeriformes
Family : Acanthizidae
Genus : Chthonicola
Species : sagittatus
Authority : (Latham, 1801)