Little Orange Squawker (species complex)
Pauropsalta borealis Goding and Froggatt, 1904
© Popple Creative Industries 2014–2024
Male
Species number (TNS):
660, 661, 665.
Fore wing length:
15–20 mm.
Distribution and seasonality:
Top End of the Northern Territory from
Darwin south to Katherine, and the
Kimberley region of Western Australia.
Adults occur from November to February.
Notable localities:
Durack (S. Ong), Charles Darwin
National Park, Litchfield National Park,
Pine Creek.
Habitat:
Populations occur in open eucalypt
woodland.
This species complex includes:
Darwin Squawker (TNS: 660). Found
from Darwin east to near Beatrice Hill,
south to Adelaide River and west to
Litchfield National Park.
Pine Creek Squawker (TNS: 661).
Occurs from Litchfield National Park east
to Mary River National Park and south to
the Katherine district.
Durack Squawker (TNS: 665). Found in
the Kimberley region of Western
Australia.
Calling song and behaviour:
A simple series of low-pitched chirps
(Darwin Squawker) or a cheerful rattle
followed by a brief buzz and repeated
(Pine Creek Squawker).
Similar species:
Strident Squawker.
Male
Darwin Squawker
Pine Creek Squawker
Pine Creek Squawker
Currently known extent
dr-pop.net database record:
Darwin Squawker
Habitat
Durack Squawker