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Spotted Pardalote
Pardalotus punctatus
Spotted Pardalote (Pardalotus punctatus) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Australia & Oceania.
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The Spotted Pardalote (Pardalotus punctatus) is a member of the Pardalotidae family found in Australia & Oceania. Adults weigh 8.7 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 punctatus
Quick facts
- Weight
- 8.7 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Pardalotidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
Similar birds
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Spotted Pardalote 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 Spotted Pardalote is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Spotted Pardalote (Pardalotus punctatus) belongs to the Pardalotidae family of the order Passeriformes. Its range spans Australia & Oceania. Its distribution covers AU s, e Australia.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 8.7 g, with a wing length of about 5.7 cm and a tail of around 2.8 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 2.2 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Spotted Pardalote?
The Spotted Pardalote is a very small bird that weighs around 8.7 g.
Where does the Spotted Pardalote live?
The Spotted Pardalote is found across Australia & Oceania with a range covering AU s, e Australia, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Spotted Pardalote belong to?
The Spotted Pardalote (Pardalotus punctatus) belongs to the Pardalotidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Spotted Pardalote eat?
The Spotted Pardalote is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Spotted Pardalote migrate?
The Spotted Pardalote is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Spotted 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 Spotted Pardalote make?
1 real field recording of the Spotted Pardalote — 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 Spotted Pardalote's range?
The Spotted Pardalote has a mapped global range of about 2.2 million km².
Conservation
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