Tiger Cherrynose
Macrotristria godingi Distant, 1907
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Male
Female
Other name(s):
Tiger Prince.
Species number (TNS):
058.
Fore wing length:
46–58 mm.
Distribution and seasonality:
Northern Queensland from the
McLeod River south to about
Charters Towers, inland to the
Gilbert River near Georgetown
and east to Townsville and
Bowen. Adults occur from
November to January.
Notable localities:
Mareeba, Speewah, Charters
Towers, Bowen.
Habitat:
Tropical eucalypt woodland.
Calling song and behaviour:
A loud, raucous, rumbling
whine, with a continuous burst,
followed by a series of pulses
that each last about 1.5 seconds
before ending with an abrupt
twang. Green Cherrynose has a
near identical call. Adults occur
on the main trunks and upper
branches of eucalypts and other
trees.
Similar species:
Green Cherrynose, Maranoa
Cherrynose.
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