Spotted Pardalote
Pardalotus punctatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
- FamilyPardalotidae (Pardalotes)
- GenusPardalotus (Pardalotes)
- SpeciesPardalotus punctatus (Spotted Pardalote)
About the Spotted Pardalote
The spotted pardalote (Pardalotus punctatus) is a small passerine bird native to eastern and southern Australia, at elevations of up to 2,000 metres (6,600 ft). It is part of the pardalote family, Pardalotidae. One of the smallest of all Australian birds at 8 to 10 centimetres (3.1 to 3.9 in) in length, and one of the most colourful; it is sometimes known as the diamondbird. Although moderately common in all of the reasonably fertile parts of Australia (the east coast, the south-east, and the south-west corner) it is seldom seen closely enough to enable identification.
Three subspecies are recognised. The wet tropics spotted pardalote (subspecies militaris) is found in northeastern Queensland, while the distinctive subspecies, the yellow-rumped pardalote (subspecies xanthopyge), is mostly found in drier inland regions of southern Australia, particularly in semi-arid Mallee woodlands. Also occasionally found nesting in burrows in semi-rainforest areas inland from the coast in Mid North Coast NSW.
The spotted pardalote was described by English naturalist George Shaw and drawn by Frederick Polydore Nodder in the 1792 work The Naturalist's Miscellany: Or, Coloured Figures... Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Flinders Chase
Striated Pardalote
Pardalotus striatus
Superb Fairywren
Malurus cyaneus
Silvereye
Zosterops lateralis
Grey Fantail
Rhipidura albiscapa
Australian Magpie
Gymnorhina tibicen
Red Wattlebird
Anthochaera carunculata
Welcome Swallow
Hirundo neoxena
New Holland Honeyeater
Phylidonyris novaehollandiae
Scarlet Robin
Petroica boodang
Australian Raven
Corvus coronoides
Brown Thornbill
Acanthiza pusilla
Grey Currawong
Strepera versicolor
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Flinders Chase | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Maria Island National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Booderee National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 9 | Freycinet National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 10 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 11 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 12 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 13 | Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 14 | Noosa National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 15 | Flinders Ranges National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 16 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Spotted Pardalote in Flinders Chase?
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Pardalote sighting in Flinders Chase, based on 85 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Spotted Pardalote in Flinders Chase?
December has the highest sighting rate for Spotted Pardalote in Flinders Chase in our monthly data.