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.