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Chestnut-breasted Whiteface

Aphelocephala pectoralis

Near Threatened · IUCN Red List

NTNear ThreatenedEndemicInvertebratesShrublandDomed nestTiny · 9 g
Chestnut-breasted Whiteface (Aphelocephala pectoralis), photo 1
Photo: (c) Kym Nicolson, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Kym Nicolson · cc-by
Chestnut-breasted Whiteface (Aphelocephala pectoralis), photo 2
Photo: Alan Bell · CC BY 4.0
Chestnut-breasted Whiteface (Aphelocephala pectoralis), photo 3
Photo: Alan Bell · CC BY 4.0
Chestnut-breasted Whiteface (Aphelocephala pectoralis), photo 4
Photo: Donna Belder · CC BY 4.0
Chestnut-breasted Whiteface (Aphelocephala pectoralis), photo 5
Photo: Kym Nicolson · CC BY 4.0
Chestnut-breasted Whiteface (Aphelocephala pectoralis), photo 6
Photo: Kym Nicolson · CC BY 4.0
Chestnut-breasted Whiteface (Aphelocephala pectoralis), photo 7
Photo: Tony Morris from St Margaret's at Cliffe, Kent UK · CC BY 2.0
Chestnut-breasted Whiteface (Aphelocephala pectoralis), photo 8
Photo: Berichard · CC BY 2.0
Chestnut-breasted Whiteface (Aphelocephala pectoralis), photo 9
Photo: Ron Knight · CC BY 2.0
Chestnut-breasted Whiteface (Aphelocephala pectoralis), photo 10
Photo: Tony Morris from St Margaret's at Cliffe, Kent UK · CC BY 2.0

ID tip

The chestnut-breasted whiteface is around 9–12 cm in length, with an unknown wingspan. An adult bird averages 9–10 g in weight. It is comparable in appearance to the Banded Whiteface but the distinctive breast band of a rufous-brown/chestnut colour allows for definitive identification; this colour appears in all plumages. True to its name, the lores, chin, throat, malar area, lower forehead, throat and chin are all a whitish colour, although worn or dirty birds may have grey or black smudges or stripes in these regions.

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When to see the Chestnut-breasted Whiteface

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 8 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is April, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Chestnut-breasted Whiteface

Regular range

The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Australia

About the Chestnut-breasted Whiteface

The chestnut-breasted whiteface is a small passerine bird endemic to inland South Australia, with some unconfirmed sightings in the Northern Territory.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Easily confused with

Banded Whiteface (Aphelocephala nigricincta) Banded WhitefaceAphelocephala nigricinctaThe adult banded whiteface is around 10 cm (4 in) long. Southern Whiteface (Aphelocephala leucopsis) Southern WhitefaceAphelocephala leucopsisThe southern whiteface is a stocky thornbill-like bird with a brown dorsum, white belly, dark brown wings and a black tail with narrow white tip.

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