Whitebrow tree slide
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Young white brow tree slide |
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| Blyth , 1864 |
The white brow tree slide ( Climacteris affinis ) is an Australian songbird (Passeri) from the tree slide family (Climacteridae).
description
The 15 cm long bird has a gray-brown upper side, a white stripe over the eyes and yellowish wing bands as well as a black and white striped belly.
Habitat and Distribution
It lives in the interior of Australia in acacia and spinifex bushes , especially near cypresses .
Lifestyle and diet
Most of the time he looks for ants on the ground . But it also picks insects from tree trunks and branches. The tail is not used as a support, and the bird is more likely to sit on branches than to climb tree trunks.
Reproduction
The nest is created in a tree hollow which is mostly close to the ground and padded with animal hair and grass. In the breeding season, from August to December, the female lays 1 to 3 eggs.
literature
- Colin Harrison, Alan Greensmith: Birds. Dorling Kindersley Limited, London 1993, 2000, ISBN 3-8310-0785-3 .
- Bryan Richard: Birds. Parragon, Bath, ISBN 1-4054-5506-3 .
Web links
- Videos, photos and sound recordings on Climacteris affinis in the Internet Bird Collection
- Climacteris affinis onthe IUCN 2013 Red List of Threatened Species . Listed by: BirdLife International, 2012. Retrieved September 7, 2013.