Sandstone Squeaker (species complex)
Atrapsalta collina (Ewart, 1989)
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Male
Species number (TNS):
416, 417, 616, 618.
Fore wing length:
16–22 mm.
Distribution and seasonality:
Temperate areas, from Chinchilla in
southern Queensland south along
the Great Dividing Range to the New
South Wales/ Victoria border region
and the Grampians in western
Victoria. Adults occur from
September to March.
Notable localities:
Leyburn, Girraween National Park,
Bolivia Hill, Gibraltar Range National
Park, Barrington Tops, Ebor,
Castlereagh, Nimmitabel.
Habitat:
Open forest, open heathland and
eucalypt woodland.
This species complex contains:
Granite Squeaker (TNS: 416). From
the Chinchilla, Dalby and Leyburn
districts in Queensland south
through the Granite Belt to the New
England area around Tenterfield.
Bolivia Hill Squeaker (TNS: 616).
Known only from the vicinity of
Bolivia Hill in northern New South
Wales.
Sandstone Squeaker (TNS:417).
From Dundee near Glen Innes along
the ranges and subcoastally south to
the New South Wales/ Victoria
border and the Grampians in
western Victoria.
Calling song and behaviour:
Gradually to rapidly emitted phrases
with a strong modulation in the
longer chirps, giving the call a
ventriloquial quality. Adults sit on the
upper branches and in foliage of
eucalypts and occasionally on heath
shrubs.
Similar species:
Black Squeaker, Southern Mountain
Squeaker.
Male
Granite Squeaker
Sandstone Squeaker
Bolivia Hill Squeaker
Currently known extent
dr-pop.net database record:
Granite Squeaker
Habitat
Bolivia Hill Squeaker
Female
Female
Sandstone Squeaker
