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 LC    Banded Whiteface* Id (Atlas):
    Aphelocephala nigricincta

Description (10)
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Other Names (World)
Banded Whiteface, Black-banded Whiteface, Black-banded Squeaker

Family
Acanthizidae (Thornbills)

Size
11 - 12 cm

First Described (Guide)
(North, 1895)

Derivation
Aph-el-o-ceph'-a-la - Gk, apheles, smooth; Gk, cephale, head: ni-gri-cinc'-ta - L., niger, black; L., cinctus, banded

Habitat
Open shrublands and grasslands, sandy or stony hills and plains with scattered vegetation.

Range (Guide)
Australia (B).

Image of Range of Banded Whiteface
Arid inland Australia, mostly in Western Australia, southern Northern Territory and northern and north-eastern South Australia.
 
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Habits
In pairs or small parties, often in association with other whitefaces or thornbills.

Food
Insects and seeds.

Voice
Song is a musical, trill or tinkle. A harsh, cricket-like 'bzz-bzz' uttered in alarm.



Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (4)...)

 
Banded Whiteface (Aphelocephala nigricincta) [XC590642]
     by Peter Boesman from Wild Deserts Management only area, Tibooburra, New South Wales, Australia (song)

 
Banded Whiteface (Aphelocephala nigricincta) [XC186222]
     by Christopher Watson from Turee Creek Station, Western Australia, Australia (song)

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.


References
See References.

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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