Chestnut-breasted Whiteface (Aphelocephala pectoralis) [XC501515]
by id from Commonwealth Hill, South Australia, Australia (imitation, song)
Chestnut-breasted Whiteface (Aphelocephala pectoralis) [XC326241]
by Mark Carter from Coober Pedy, District Council of Coober Pedy, South Australia, Australia (call)
Breeding Season (Guide)
Probably August - November, but data is deficient.
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Nest
Domed but lacking a spout, composed of small twigs, placed in a small shrub.
Eggs (Guide)
3; matt, pale pink, covered with purple-grey markings, especially at the larger end; oblong-oval; about 17 x 13 mm.
Young
Altricial, nidicolous. Fed by both parents.
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Similar Species
Banded Whiteface (Aphelocephala nigricincta) which has a black band across the breast, a richer, sandy rump, and Southern Whiteface (Aphelocephala leucopsis) which lacks a breast band and is greyer brown above and has pale grey underparts.
Compare Images
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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