Serrated Firetail
Yoyetta serrata Emery, Emery and Popple, 2019
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Male
Species number (TNS):
518.
Fore wing length:
24–31 mm.
Distribution and seasonality:
From Canberra and the
Brindabella Range in the
Australian Capital Territory
south through the Southeastern
Highlands of New South Wales
to Bemm River and west to
Gisborne in Victoria.
Notable localities:
Nimmitabel, Brown Mountain.
Habitat:
Cool temperate eucalypt forest
and woodland.
Calling song and behaviour:
High-pitched, rapid, ticking
followed by short chirps and
repeated. Adults sit high on the
main trunks and upper
branches of eucalypts.
Similar species:
Golden-haired Firetail,
Wavering Firetail, Mt Lofty
Firetail.
dr-pop.net database record
Currently known extent
Habitat
Female
