Forty-spotted Pardalote

About 9 to 10 cm long, it is similar to the much more common Spotted Pardalote, , but has a dull greenish-brown back and head, compared to the more colorful plumage of the former, with which it shares range, and there is no brow line. Rump is olive, under-tail dull yellow. Chest white with light yellow tints. Wings are black with white tips, appearing as many discrete dots when the wings are folded. No seasonal variation in plumage; juveniles slightly less colorful than adults.

The Forty-spotted Pardalote is classified as Endangered (EN), considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

The Forty-spotted Pardalote is one of Australia's rarest birds. Facts and figures Research Species: No Minimum size: 8 cm Maximum size: 11 cm Average size: 10 cm Average weight: 11 g Breeding season: August to December Clutch size: Four Incubation: 23 days Time in nest: 25 days Calls A soft double note, harsher than that of Spotted Pardalote. More

The Forty-spotted Pardalote (Pardalotus quadragintus) is by far the rarest pardalote, now being confined to the south-east corner of Tasmania. More

although it is thought that the Forty-spotted Pardalote is closely related to the Spotted Pardalote. Description and morphology - The pardalotes are small, compact birds that range in size from 8.5-12 cm in length. The Spotted and Striated Pardalotes conform to Bergman's rule and are larger in the south than they are in the north. The males and females are the same size as each other, but there are some differences in the plumage of some species. More

The forty-spotted pardalote is endemic to Tasmania, Australia, where it is restricted to a small number of islands and peninsulas along the east coast (3). Ninety percent of the population occur on Maria and Bruny Island with smaller remnant colonies on Flinders Island and Tinderbox Peninsula, Howden and Mount Nelson near Hobart (2). View a distribution map for this species at UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre. More

The rare and endangered forty-spotted pardalote is a small, delicate bird with numerous distinct white dots arranged in rows on the tips of its black wing feathers (2) (4). Its body is generally olive green, sullied grey over the breast and belly, with pale yellow around the eyes and rump (2) (3) (4). The sexes have the same plumage but the males produce a diagnostic mating call during the breeding season (3). More

The forty-spotted pardalote is one of the smallest and rarest birds in Australia. It is classified as endangered. It belongs to a group known as 'diamond birds' because of their tiny, jewel-like appearance. Between nine and 10 centimetres (three and four inches) long, forty-spotted pardalotes have a light olive-green body, with pale yellow around their eyes and on their rump. Their wings are black, with distinctive white dots. More

Forty-spotted pardalote One of the smallest birds in Australia, the endemic forty-spotted pardalote (Pardalotus quadragintus) is threatened with extinction (see Threatened Species List for listing statement and recovery plan). The forty-spotted pardalote belongs to a group known as 'diamond birds' because of their tiny, jewel-like appearance. Measuring about 9 - 10 cm, the body is light olive green with pale yellow around the eye and on the rump. The wings are black with distinctive white dots. More

The Draft Forty-spotted Pardalote Recovery Plan 2004 - 2008 is available for public comment until 27 September 2004. The Forty-spotted pardalote is listed as endangered on the Commonwealth's Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 and under Schedule 3.2 of the Tasmanian Threatened Species Protection Act 1995. More

Forty-spotted Pardalotes once had a much wider range in eastern Tasmania than at present - now they are restricted to Flinders Island (very few), Maria Island, Bruny Island and adjacent parts of the mainland just south of Hobart. What is it about these places that allows forty-spots to hang in there? are they warmer in winter? it will almost certainly be connected with food supply. More

The forty-spotted pardalote is listed as endangered on the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 and under Schedule 3.2 of the Tasmanian Threatened Species Protection Act 1995. Criteria used by the Commonwealth and Tasmanian governments for listing this species as endangered are similar and based on an area of occupancy totalling less than 500 km (square) which is severely fragmented and a continuing decline in the projected extent of habitat. More

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The forty-spotted pardalote (Pardalotus quadragintus) has six small disjunct populations that are confined to southeastern Tasmania. It is Endangered and has been the subject of an intensive recovery plan. With protection of suitable habitat, its prospects are encouraging. The other pardalote species are geographically widespread and are not considered threatened. Significance to humans - None known. More

Forty-spotted Pardalotes live in dry eucalypt forests and woodlands only where white gum (Eucalyptus viminalis) occurs. The species can sometimes be seen at Maria Island National Park, the Labillardiere Peninsula in South Bruny National Park and the Peter Murrell Reserve near Kingston. Diet They feed on a variety of insects, and also lerps (a protective insect coating) and manna, a sugary secretion produced by the tree in response to insect attack. More

The Forty-spotted Pardalote (Pardalotus quadragintus), is by far the rarest pardalote. It is found reliably only in a few isolated colonies on south-eastern Tasmania, most notably on Maria Island and southern Bruny Island. It is occasionally reported from the suburbs of Hobart. Sedentary or locally nomadic over its restricted range, it is declining in numbers. It is most successful on Maria Island, which is managed as a refuge, with introduced predators having been eliminated. About 3. More

The Forty-spotted Pardalote (Pardalotus quadragintus) is by far the rarest pardalote, now being confined to the south-east corner of Tasmania. About 9 to 10cm long, it lacks the dark, white-spotted crown of the Spotted Pardalote, being largely light olive green above and grey underneath, but with similar striking black wings with white spots—rather more than 40. It forages more slowly than the Spotted Pardalote, almost exclusively in the foliage of the manna gum, and usually nests in tree-hollows rather than tunnels. More