Pardalotes
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Pardalotidae
The pardalotes are a small family of very small, brightly coloured birds native to Australia, with short tails, strong legs, and stubby blunt beaks. They feed on insects, generally in the canopy of eucalypts, and nest in burrows. Three species are found in Tasmania, of which one is endemic and endangered.
- Spotted Pardalote, Pardalotus punctatus
- Forty-spotted Pardalote, Pardalotus quadragintus (E)
- Striated Pardalote, Pardalotus striatus
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Tasmania