Gilbert's Whistler

1. Male’s orange-rufous throat and black lores

2. Heavy black bill and red eyes

3. Brownish-grey plumage, with juveniles showing darker streaks and a brown bill

This species primarily feeds on invertebrates, but will also eat fruit and seeds. Foraging often occurs on the ground or in the lower shrub layers. Gilbert's Whistlers are sedentary and sensitive to habitat disturbance. Breeding takes place from August to December. Both parents build a deep cup nest in dense shrubs, sometimes on top of old babbler nests. The typical clutch is 2-4 eggs, incubated by both parents for about 15 days. Both adults care for the altricial young after hatching`.`

Gilbert's Whistlers inhabit semi-arid regions across southern Western Australia, South Australia, northwestern Victoria, and central western New South Wales. They are most often found in tall mallee with sparse shrubby understorey, prickly acacia thickets, casuarina woodlands, and occasionally in taller eucalypt forests. Look for them foraging from ground level up to mid-level branches, especially in undisturbed patches of native vegetation`.`