Eastern and south-eastern Australia on and east of Great Divide, from south-eastern Queensland (southern from Gympie) south to eastern Victoria (western as far as eastern Melbourne, and with an isolated colony just north-west of Melbourne).
Coastal and mountain areas of eastern Australia from south-eastern Queenland (Mary Valley) to south-western Victoria.
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Voice
Abrupt, clear, penetrating 'peep', sounding like a 'tink' in the distance. Also a harsh 'chak, chak'. In a colony a continual tinkling is often heard.
Nest
Cup-shaped, composed of grass, thin strips of bark, and twigs, bound with cobweb, suspended from a forked twig of a small bush or tree, from 1 to 7 - 8 m above the ground.
Eggs (Guide)
2, sometimes 1 or 3; pale pink spotted with chestnut, red or purple-brown; oval; about 24 x 16 mm. Incubation: about 15 days; by female.
The Field Guide to the Birds of Australia Pizzey, G., and Knight, E., 1997, Angus & Robertson, Sydney ISBN 0 207 19691 5
Field Guide to Australian Birds Morecombe, M., 2000, Steve Parish Publishing Pty Ltd. ISBN 1 876282 10 X
Field Guide to the Birds of Australia Simpson, K., and Day, N., 1999, 6th Edition, Viking ISBN 0 670 87918 5
Reader's Digest Complete Book of Australian Birds 1988, 2nd Edition, Reader's Digest ISBN 0 949819 99 9
What Bird is That? 1984, Revised Edition, Angus & Robertson, Sydney ISBN 0 207 14846 5
Handbook of Australian, New Zealand & Antarctic Birds 1990 - , Oxford University Press, Melbourne ISBN 0 19 553244 9
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