Banded Whiteface (Aphelocephala nigricincta) [XC590642]
by Peter Boesman from Wild Deserts Management only area, Tibooburra, New South Wales, Australia (song)
Banded Whiteface (Aphelocephala nigricincta) [XC326230]
by Simon Gorta from Ghan, Macdonnell Shire, Northern Territory, Australia (?)
Breeding Season (Guide)
Mainly June - October or after rain.
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Nest
Bulky, domed, with a spout-like entrance, composed of thick twigs, lined with flower-pods and other soft materials, usually placed in a prickly shrub.
Eggs (Guide)
2 - 4; dull white to light brown, thickly freckled with red-brown blotches; oblong-oval; about 18 x 13 mm.
Young
Altricial, nidicolous.
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Similar Species
Chestnut-breasted Whiteface (Aphelocephala pectoralis) which has a chestnut band across the breast and Southern Whiteface (Aphelocephala leucopsis) which lacks a breast band, 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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