Roufous Whistler (Pachycephala rufiventris)
What do they eat?
The Rufous Whistler mainly eats insects and sometimes seeds, fruit or leaves. It usually forages at higher levels than other whistlers searching the underside of leaves and tree crevices for its prey. It is rarely seen on the ground.
Where do they live?
Mostly seen in pairs, found throughout most of Australia, excluding the arid inland parts were there are no trees. It prefers eucalypt forest, woodlands and shrublands with an understorey. It is also found in New Caledonia.
Some interesting facts!
The female builds a fragile, cup-shaded nest from twigs, grass, vines and other materials, bound and attached to a tree fork with spider web. These bird become quite vocal during breeding. A loud, tuneful song resembling pee-pee-pee or joey-joey-joey-eeee-chong maybe heard.
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