Scientific Name
Podargus strigoides Family Podargidae
Status
Localised & uncommon
Habitat
Wet and dry eucalypt 'sclerophyll' forests, rainforests, coastal tea-tree and banksia scrub, parks, open & closed woodlands.
Food Source
Carnivorous; small reptiles, mammals and insects
Nests
Made of sticks on a horizontal tree fork 5 to 10 metres high. Generally 2 white rounded eggs.
References
Pizzey, G. & Knight, F. (1998). Field Guide to the Birds of Australia. Harper Collins Publishers, Sydney.