Tropical Orange Squawker
Pauropsalta infrasila Moulds, 1987
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Male
Species number (TNS):
382.
Fore wing length:
23–31 mm.
Distribution and seasonality:
From the tip of Cape York south to
Cooktown and west to near Georgetown
in Northern Queensland. An isolated
population also exists on the Blackdown
Tableland in central Queensland.
Emergence times vary between seasons;
specimen records exist from October to
May.
Notable localities:
Weipa, Cooktown.
Habitat:
A species of tropical eucalypt woodlands
often where a grassy understory is
present.
Calling song and behaviour:
Males produce short, repetitive phrases.
Adults perch on the main trunks of
eucalypts. They are wary and difficult to
observe.
Similar species:
Paperbark Tree-clicker.
dr-pop.net database record
Currently known extent
Female
Recording provided by A. Ewart