Pardalotes
(Family Pardalotidae)
Pardalotes are arboreal, nesting in tree hollows or within earthen burrows. All four species are endemic to Australia. The Spotted Pardalote Pardalotus punctatus is found in the east and southwest,, the endangered Forty-spotted Pardalote P. quadragintus, occurs only in Tasmania, the Red-browed Pardalote P. rubricatus is a bird of the arid zone and the Striated Pardalote P. striatus is widespread through most of the continent.
