Jacky Winter

Jacky Winter
Jacky Winter
nesting
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Petroicidae
Genus: Microeca
Species: M. fascinans
Binomial name
Microeca fascinans
(Latham, 1801)

The Jacky Winter (Microeca fascinans) is a species of bird in the Petroicidae family. It is found in Australia and Papua New Guinea. It is also colloquially known as Postsitter for its habit of sitting on posts in paddocks and farms.[1] It was previously known as the Brown Flycatcher but is not closely related to true flycatchers.

Its natural habitats are temperate forests, subtropical or tropical dry forests, and Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation.

Sundown NP, Queensland
Rush Creek, SE Queensland


References

  1. ^ Wade Peter (ed.) (1977). Every Australian Bird Illustrated. Rigby. p. 191. ISBN 0727000098.