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Red-browed Pardalote
Pardalotus rubricatus
Red-browed Pardalote (Pardalotus rubricatus) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Australia & Oceania.
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The Red-browed Pardalote (Pardalotus rubricatus) is a member of the Pardalotidae family found in Australia & Oceania. Adults weigh 10.9 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Pardalotidae Pardalotes
- Genus Pardalotus
- Species rubricatus
Quick facts
- Weight
- 10.9 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Pardalotidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Red-browed Pardalote is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open scrub and shrubland, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Red-browed Pardalote is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Red-browed Pardalote (Pardalotus rubricatus) belongs to the Pardalotidae family of the order Passeriformes. Its range spans Australia & Oceania. Its distribution covers AU n, c Australia.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 10.9 g, with a wing length of about 6.3 cm and a tail of around 3.3 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 5.2 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Red-browed Pardalote?
The Red-browed Pardalote is a very small bird that weighs around 10.9 g.
Where does the Red-browed Pardalote live?
The Red-browed Pardalote is found across Australia & Oceania with a range covering AU n, c Australia, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Red-browed Pardalote belong to?
The Red-browed Pardalote (Pardalotus rubricatus) belongs to the Pardalotidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Red-browed Pardalote eat?
The Red-browed Pardalote is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Red-browed Pardalote migrate?
The Red-browed Pardalote is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Red-browed Pardalote endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Red-browed Pardalote make?
1 real field recording of the Red-browed Pardalote — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Red-browed Pardalote's range?
The Red-browed Pardalote has a mapped global range of about 5.2 million km².
Conservation
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