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Spotted pardalote (Pardalotus punctatus).

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pardalote

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Also known as: Pardalotus, diamondbird

Written by Sy Montgomery

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Also called:: diamondbird

Related Topics:: spotted pardalote; Pardalotidae

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pardalote, (genus Pardalotus), any of four species of Australian songbirds of the family Pardalotidae (order Passeriformes), with a simple tongue and a thickish, unserrated bill. Three of the four species have gemlike white spangles on the dark upper parts (the striated pardalote [Pardalotus striatus] does not). All pardalotes are tiny and stub-tailed. Pardalotes glean insects from leaves and bark. They nest in tree holes or in crannies of buildings. The spotted pardalote (P. punctatus), with a yellow throat and rump, digs tunnels in sandbanks or in level ground.