Eastern Shriketit
Falcunculus frontatus
- Family
- Shriketits (Falcunculidae)
- Order
- Passeriformes
Overview
The eastern shriketit (Falcunculus frontatus) is a species of passerine bird in the family Falcunculidae. It is also known as bark tit, crested tit or yellow-bellied tit.
It is found in south-eastern Australia from the southeast of South Australia, throughout Victoria, eastern New South Wales to southeastern Queensland, with some scattered occurrences further north and west in Queensland.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Eastern and southeastern Australia (northern Wet Topics region, Paluma Range, Connors-Clarke Range, Kroombit Tops, southeastern Queensland to southeastern South Australia, and southern Flinders and Mount Lofty ranges).
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Eastern shriketit
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
