A range of teacher professional learning programs will be developed to accompany the Biodiversity of the Western Volcanic Plains online outreach...
Photo(s):
Jacky Winter
Microeca fascinans
Microeca fascinans
Breeds from July-December after rain. A tiny shallow cup nest made from grass is built on a horizontal branch or fork of a tree up to 20 m high.
| Details | Description |
| Type | Bird |
| Group | Robin |
| Identifying Characteristics | |
| Distinctive Markings | Faint white eyebrow and white outer tail feathers. |
| Diet | Carnivore, invertebrates. |
| Habitat | Open woodlands and paddocks with scattered trees. |
| Native Status | Native to Australia |
| Sounds | Sings loudly from high trees. A whistling call "chwit-chwit-chwit-queeter-queeter-queeter". |
| Taxonomy | |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Passeriformes |
| Family | Petroicidae |
| Genus | Microeca |
Mainland Australia except dry deserts. Also Papua New Guinea.
Distribution maps indicate current and historic locations where species have been sighted.
Source: Atlas of Living Australia
| Conservation Status | |
| DEPI Advisory List | Not listed |
| FFG Act | Not listed |
| EPBC Act | Not listed |
The conservation status of species is listed within Victoria and Australia.
The Department of Environment and Primary Industry (DEPI) Advisory List consists of non-statutory advisory lists of rare or threatened flora and fauna within Victoria.
The Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 (FFG Act) lists threatened species in Victoria. Under the Act, an Action Statement is produced for each listed species.
The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) is the Australian Government’s key piece of environmental legislation, listing nationally threatened native species and ecological communities.
