Acanthizidae

Very short horn-coloured bill, pale creamy-buff eyebrown, whitish eye and streaked ear-coverts, brownish tail with blackish band and pale tips.

Diurnal, Takes insects from the leaves, sometimes hovering on the outside of the tree and sometimes flying up and taking them mid-air.

Woodland Forest Stone Country, Outer foliage on saplings and taller trees; hovers, eucalypt woodlands; open woodland; escarpment.

Shortest bird in Australia. Loud musical song

August September October November December, 2 to 3; creamy-buff, purplish-brown markings. Females incubate the eggs for about 12 days. Young fly in about 10 days.

Kakadu National Park

Insectivore, Small insects and their larvae; small invertebrates; nectar.