Pachycephala pectoralis
1 Golden Whistler at Hughes, ACT
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| Pachycephala pectoralis | natureguy | 7 Aug 2020 | |
| Pachycephala pectoralis | JonSteinbeck | 1 Aug 2020 |
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User's notes
There were two Golden Whistlers, possibly a female and an immature bird. They were flying between trees, regularly making a single note call, as if to tell the other the location of the bird. They seemed to be looking under leaves for food. One of them managed to catch a juicy, green caterpillar. It then dashed the caterpillar against the branch the bird was perched on, causing some gooey stuff to stretch out the back of the unfortunate insect. The bird then, readjusted the caterpillar in its beak by throwing it slightly out of its mouth and catching it. It did not eat the caterpillar while I was watching but the caterpillar was gone shortly afterwards. There was a slight disagreement between these two birds, possibly as a result of the caterpillar. Shortly afterwards, one of them dove at the other and there was brief exchange of harsher calls before one of the birds flew off to a nearby tree where it stayed by itself for the remainder of the time I had them under observation.
2 comments
1 Aug 2020
Many thanks ConBoekel, I thought one was an immature bird but I was not sure of the sex.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.102637-35.327748
- Altitude 647.9m
- Maps Red Hill Nature Reserve
- Places Hughes, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 17 Jul 2020 12:43 PM Recorded on
- JonSteinbeck Recorded by
Collections
- BIrdsinCanberra Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Pachycephala pectoralis Intermediate size Other Birds Birds
Species information
- Pachycephala pectoralis Scientific name
- Golden Whistler Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1341.8m Recorded at altitude
Seasonal activity
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Nesting site
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