Southern Red-eyed Squeaker
Popplepsalta notialis notialis (Popple, 2013)
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Male
Female
Species number (TNS):
434.
Fore wing length:
14–17 mm.
Distribution and seasonality:
A warm temperate distribution from
Gerroa on the south coast of New
South Wales north to near Monto in
south-east Queensland and west to Mt
Moffatt in central Queensland. Adults
occur from late September to February.
Notable localities:
Sydney, Gosford, Coonabarabran,
Armidale, Toowoomba, Rathdowney.
Habitat:
Eucalypt woodland and open forest.
Also urban parks and gardens around
Sydney.
Calling song and behaviour:
A long buzz followed by a slow to
moderately-paced emission of
alternating long and short chirps. Adults
sit on the upper branches and in foliage
of trees and shrubs.
Similar species:
Sprinkler Squeaker, Maraca Squeaker,
also see Inland Sprinkler Squeaker
(different subspecies) and hybrids
between the subspecies.
dr-pop.net database record
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