About the Spotted Pardalote
The spotted pardalote is a small passerine bird native to eastern and southern Australia, at elevations of up to 2,000 metres (6,600 ft). It is part of the pardalote family, Pardalotidae. One of the smallest of all Australian birds at 8 to 10 centimetres in length, and one of the most colourful; it is sometimes known as the diamondbird. Although moderately common in all of the reasonably fertile parts of Australia it is seldom seen closely enough to enable identification.
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Weighing around 6 grams (0.21 oz), the spotted pardalote is 8 to 10 cm (3.1 to 3.9 in) long. The adult male of the nominate subspecies has grey-brown upperparts with numerous paler buff spots, a black crown, wings and tail all with white spots, white eyebrows and reddish rump. The underparts are pale-buff-cinnamon, darkening to a more ochre at the breast, with a demarcated yellow throat and vent. The female is duller overall. The yellow-rumped subspecies is larger overall with a relatively smaller bill.
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What the Spotted Pardalote sounds like
Where the Spotted Pardalote lives
When to see the Spotted Pardalote
Peak activity in October · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Striated PardalotePardalotus striatusThe striated pardalote's plumage varies considerably across its range.
Red-browed PardalotePardalotus rubricatusAdult red–browed pardalotes are a large pardalote with an average length of 105 mm and wingspan of 60–66 mm.
Forty-spotted PardalotePardalotus quadragintusA small, energetic passerine about 9 to 10 cm (3.5 to 4 in) long, the forty-spot is similar to the much commoner spotted pardalote (Pardalotus punctatus), but has a dull greenish-brown back and head, compared to the more colourful plumage of the latter, with which it shares its range, and there is no brow line.
Side by side: Spotted Pardalote vs Striated Pardalote
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