Southern Western Australia (south from c. 23º south in far west) east to South Australia (mainly south of 30º south), New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania.
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
White-fronted Chat (Epthianura albifrons) [XC107805]
by Matthias Feuersenger from Golf Course, Rottnest Island, Australia (call)
White-fronted Chat (Epthianura albifrons) [XC594029]
by Peter Boesman from Peery Lake, Paroo Darling NP, New South Wales, Australia (call)
Nest
Cup-shaped, neat, composed of twigs, grass and fine rootlets, lined with hair, in a low bush or tall grass.
Eggs (Guide)
2 - 4; white with sparse spots and blotches of black, red-black and grey or various shades of red-brown, particularly at the larger end; oval; about 18 x 14 mm. Incubation: 13 - 14 days; by both sexes.
Young
Altricial, nidicolous. Fledge in 14 - 15 days.
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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