Hylacola pyrrhopygia (Chestnut-rumped Heathwren)
A small terrestrial scrubwren-like bird, the Chestnut-rumped Heathwren occurs singly or in pairs. The species is usually shy, secretive and silent, except during the breeding season, when males sing persistently from a perch atop a small shrub or a low branch in a tree, just above the level of dense undergrowth.
Hylacola pyrrhopygia is listed in the following regions:
Canberra & Southern Tablelands | Southern Highlands | South Coast
Species information
- Hylacola pyrrhopygia Scientific name
- Chestnut-rumped Heathwren Common name
- Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Machine learning
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