Crested Shriketit
A species of Crested Shriketit, Also known as Eastern Shrike-tit Scientific name : Falcunculus frontatus Genus : Crested Shriketit
Crested Shriketit, A species of Crested Shriketit
Also known as:
Eastern Shrike-tit
Botanical name: Falcunculus frontatus
Genus: Crested Shriketit
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Description General Info
Description
Males are larger than females in wing length, weight, and bill-size. Males have black throats, while females have olive green. 
Size
19 cm
Habitat
The crested Shriketit is commonly found in eucalypt forests and woodlands, including areas with riparian vegetation. It prefers habitats with a shrubby understory comprised of acacias, tree-ferns, and young canopy trees. While it mainly inhabits dry sclerophyll forests, it can also be found in wetter eucalypt forests, occasionally extending to rainforests, suburban parks, gardens, coastal scrubs, and even exotic pine plantations. Its preference leans towards mature vegetation rather than younger regrowth.
Dite type
Insectivorous
General Info
Behavior
It feeds mainly on insects, spiders and, sometimes, particularly during the breeding season, young birds. Thistles are also taken. It has a parrot-like bill, used for distinctive bark-stripping behaviour, which gains it access to invertebrates.
Distribution Area
The crested shriketit was first described by the English ornithologist John Latham in 1801 under the binomial name Lanius frontatus. Nuclear gene sequencing suggests that the crested shriketit required its own family, Falcunculidae (Dickinson 2003).
Species Status
The eastern shriketit is evaluated as being of least concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, the northern shriketit is considered endangered, and the western shriketit is listed as near threatened. Both the northern and western crested shriketits suffer from habitat loss and fragmentation.
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Whistlers and allies Genus
Crested Shriketit Species
Crested Shriketit 
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