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The White-fronted Chat (Epthianura albifrons) is endemic to Australia, found across the southern parts of Australia from Tasmania to Western Australia and even up to the Darling Downs, Queensland.
White-fronted Chat (Epthianura albifrons)
The male of the species has a white face bordered by a black breast band across the breast and nape, to the hind crown. The upperparts of the plumage are a silver-grey, the abdomen is white, with dark brown on the wings and upper tail coverts. The female are similar in markings, except they have grey-brown upperparts, whilst the underparts are white to pale grey. The female breast band is narrow and may be more black to brown. The immature White-fronted Chats are similar to the female, but the breast band is very faint or absent. The eyes of the male have a pink hue, whilst the female have brown eyes.
White-fronted Chat (Epthianura albifrons) White-fronted Chat (Epthianura albifrons)
The preferred habitat is open country with low vegetation (including samphire, tea-tree and heath), such as saltmarshes, coastal dunes, inland salt lakes, swamp and mangrove margins.
White-fronted Chat (Epthianura albifrons) White-fronted Chat (Epthianura albifrons) White-fronted Chat (Epthianura albifrons) White-fronted Chat (Epthianura albifrons)
- Scientific classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Aves
- Order: Passeriformes
- Family: Meliphagidae
- Genus: Epthianura
- Species: E. albifrons
- Binomial name: Epthianura albifrons
White-fronted Chat (Epthianura albifrons)
Footnote & References
- White-fronted Chat, Australian Museum, https://australian.museum/learn/animals/birds/white-fronted-chat/
White-fronted Chat (Epthianura albifrons) White-fronted Chat (Epthianura albifrons) White-fronted Chat (Epthianura albifrons)