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Spinifexbird
Poodytes carteri (North, 1900)
12 gWeight
The spinifexbird (Poodytes carteri) is endemic to inland Australia.
Most records: Australia
Where and when it's recorded
Spinifexbird has been recorded at 1 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 1 country or region.
Records by month Southern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Alice Springs Sewage PondsAustralia3 records
Countries and regions with the most records
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.
About
The spinifexbird (Poodytes carteri) is endemic to inland Australia. Also known as Carter's desertbird, it is named after Thomas Carter, an English ornithologist and pastoralist active in Western Australia from 1887 to 1928.
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Questions
How big is the Spinifexbird?
The Spinifexbird weighs around 12 g.
Where does the Spinifexbird live?
Its breeding range: Australasia: northwestern Western Australia to northwestern Queensland (north-central Australia). It is most often recorded in Australia.
Is the Spinifexbird endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Spinifexbird as Least Concern.
What does the Spinifexbird eat?
Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.
What family is the Spinifexbird in?
It belongs to the family Grassbirds & Allies (Locustellidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
At a glance
- Weight
- 12 g
- Habitat
- Grassland
- Diet
- Insects & other invertebrates
- Lifestyle
- Active on the ground
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
- Conservation
- Least Concern
More measurements
- Wing
- 54 mm
- Tail
- 65 mm
- Bill
- 15 mm
- Tarsus
- 15 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Australasia: northwestern Western Australia to northwestern Queensland (north-central Australia)
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Passerines Passeriformes
- Family
- Grassbirds & Allies Locustellidae
- Genus
- Poodytes
Other birds in the genus Poodytes
Fly River GrassbirdPoodytes albolimbatus
New Zealand FernbirdPoodytes punctatus
Little GrassbirdPoodytes gramineus
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Sierra Madre Ground WarblerRobsonius thompsoni
Bicol Ground WarblerRobsonius sorsogonensis
Gray's Grasshopper WarblerHelopsaltes fasciolatus
Sakhalin Grasshopper WarblerHelopsaltes amnicola
Marsh GrassbirdHelopsaltes pryeri
Pallas's Grasshopper WarblerHelopsaltes certhiola
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