StatusEndemic
RarityRare
Height10 cm
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"The Forty-spotted Pardalote is the only Australian bird known to “mine” manna from white gums by clipping leaf stalks to stimulate the sugary exudate."
Field Guide
Forty-spotted Pardalote
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The Forty-spotted Pardalote is one of Australia’s rarest and most endangered birds, found only in a few isolated colonies in southeastern Tasmania, most notably on Bruny Island and Maria Island. This tiny, olive-green bird is a specialist of dry eucalypt forests dominated by white gum (Eucalyptus viminalis), making it both elusive and highly vulnerable to habitat loss.
Distribution Map
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