How big is an Eastern Shriketit?

The Eastern Shriketit is a small sized bird weighing about 28 g.

Where can you see an Eastern Shriketit?

The Eastern Shriketit is endemic to Australia, which is the only country where it occurs.

What birds look similar to an Eastern Shriketit?

The Eastern Shriketit is most easily confused with the Western Shriketit and the Northern Shriketit.

Is the Eastern Shriketit endangered?

The Eastern Shriketit is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Eastern Shriketit

Falcunculus frontatus

Shriketits · Passeriformes · Uncommon

The Eastern Shriketit (Falcunculus frontatus) is a uncommon shriketit found only in Australia, weighing about 28 g. The eastern shriketit is a species of passerine bird in the family Falcunculidae.

Least ConcernUncommonEndemicEats invertebrateswoodlandcup nest28 g

Eastern Shriketit (Falcunculus frontatus), photo 1 — Photo: Damien O'Donnell · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Eastern Shriketit (Falcunculus frontatus), photo 2 — Photo: J N. · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Eastern Shriketit (Falcunculus frontatus), photo 3 — Photo: Samuel Frankel · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Eastern Shriketit (Falcunculus frontatus), photo 4 — Photo: Samuel Frankel · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Eastern Shriketit (Falcunculus frontatus), photo 5 — Photo: Stella Fish · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Eastern Shriketit (Falcunculus frontatus), photo 6 — Photo: Stuart · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Eastern Shriketit (Falcunculus frontatus), photo 7 — Photo: Stuart · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Eastern Shriketit (Falcunculus frontatus), photo 8 — Photo: Sam Westbrook · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Eastern Shriketit (Falcunculus frontatus), photo 9 — Photo: Sam Westbrook · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Eastern Shriketit (Falcunculus frontatus), photo 10 — Photo: (c) Kym Nicolson, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Eastern Shriketit

The eastern shriketit is a species of passerine bird in the family Falcunculidae. It is also known as bark tit, crested tit or yellow-bellied tit.

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How to identify it

The eastern shriketit is 15–19 cm (5.9–7.5 in) in overall length, with a wingspan of 24–29 cm (9.4–11.4 in). The males weigh 26.5–40 g (0.9–1.4 oz) and the females 23–33 g (0.8–1.2 oz). The eastern shriketit has a mantle, back and rump that are olive-brown to olive-green. The underparts are yellow. The head features broad white patches separated by a thick black eyeline with another black band running over the crown from the bill to the nape. The male has an erectable crest. It has a large bill with which to lever and strip bark. Voice: The call of the eastern shriketit is a weak, mellow and mournful whistle, sounding like whiert, whit-whit, wheeir. It also makes repeated stuttering or chuckling calls described as "knock-at-the-door", and can perfectly mimic many species within its habitat.

Where it lives

Australia

When to see it

The Eastern Shriketit can be seen all year round, with peak activity in October. It is a resident species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

How do you identify an Eastern Shriketit?: The eastern shriketit is 15–19 cm (5.9–7.5 in) in overall length, with a wingspan of 24–29 cm (9.4–11.4 in). Full identification notes are on this page.
How big is an Eastern Shriketit?: The Eastern Shriketit is a small sized bird weighing about 28 g.
Where can you see an Eastern Shriketit?: The Eastern Shriketit is endemic to Australia, which is the only country where it occurs.
What birds look similar to an Eastern Shriketit?: The Eastern Shriketit is most easily confused with the Western Shriketit and the Northern Shriketit.
Is the Eastern Shriketit endangered?: The Eastern Shriketit is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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