Western Striated Pardalote
Adult, front
Ellura
Western Striated Pardalote
Adult, profile
 
                 
Western Striated Pardalote (Pardalotus (Pardalotinus) striatus ssp substriatus)Class: Animals (Animalia) - Chordates (Chordata) - Birds (Aves)
Order: Perching Birds (Passeriformes)
Family: Pardalote (Pardalotidae)     iNaturalist Observation
Species: Western Striated Pardalote (Pardalotus (Pardalotinus) striatus ssp substriatus)
This Photo:     🔍Adult, eye🔎
Other names: Chip-chip, Wittachew or Pickwick.

Thank you Geoffrey Cox for confirming the id of this species for us

General Species Information:
Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA), the Adelaide Hills and elsewhere
Attractive array of yellow, grey, fawn, black + a red dot. Its monotonous call gets very tedious when raising chicks.
Black crown with usually white, but occasionally yellow streaks.
A red spot on its wings shows up in photos when perched.

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This species is classed as LC (Least Concern) in the Murray Mallee, SA, by DENR (Regional Species Status Assessments, July 2010)