Jacky Winter
Microeca fascinans
Jacky Winter (Microeca fascinans) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Australia & Oceania.
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The Jacky Winter (Microeca fascinans) is a member of the Petroicidae family found in Australia & Oceania. Adults weigh 14.5 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 Petroicidae Australasian Robins
- Genus Microeca
- Species fascinans
Quick facts
- Weight
- 14.5 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Petroicidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Jacky Winter is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Jacky Winter is migratory, making regular seasonal journeys between its breeding and non-breeding ranges.
The Jacky Winter (Microeca fascinans) belongs to the Petroicidae family of the order Passeriformes. It is found across Australia & Oceania. Its distribution covers AU se New Guinea and Australia (except Tasmania).
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 14.5 g, with a wing length of about 8.4 cm and a tail of around 5.7 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 5.3 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Jacky Winter?
The Jacky Winter is a very small bird that weighs around 14.5 g.
Where does the Jacky Winter live?
The Jacky Winter is found across Australia & Oceania with a range covering AU se New Guinea and Australia (except Tasmania), where it is typically found in wooded and forested habitats.
What family does the Jacky Winter belong to?
The Jacky Winter (Microeca fascinans) belongs to the Petroicidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Jacky Winter eat?
The Jacky Winter is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Jacky Winter migrate?
The Jacky Winter is migratory, making regular seasonal journeys between its breeding and non-breeding ranges.
Is the Jacky Winter 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 Jacky Winter make?
1 real field recording of the Jacky Winter — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Jacky Winter's range?
The Jacky Winter has a mapped global range of about 5.3 million km².
Conservation
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