Native to Australia, what creature is a pardalote (which in Greek means 'spotted')?
Spotted pardalote Spotted pardalote The spotted pardalote ("Pardalotus punctatus") is one of the smallest of all Australian birds at in length, and one of the most colourful; it is sometimes known as the diamondbird. Although moderately common in all of the reasonably fertile parts of Australia (the east coast, the south-east, and the south-west corner) it is seldom seen closely enough to enable identification. Three subspecies are recognised. The wet tropics spotted pardalote (subspecies "militaris") is found in northeastern Queensland, while the distinctive subspecies, the yellow-rumped pardalote (subspecies "xanthopyge"), is found in drier inland regions of southern Australia, particularly in semi-arid Mallee
Spotted pardalote Australia was needed. The Wet Tropics spotted pardalote ("Pardalotus punctatus militaris") is found in coastal central-northern Queensland. It has features in common with both other subspecies. Weighing around , the spotted pardalote is long. The adult male of the nominate subspecies has grey-brown upperparts with numerous paler buff spots, a black crown, wings and tail all with white spots, white eyebrows and reddish rump. The underparts are pale-buff-cinnamon, darkening to a more ochre at the breast, with a demarcated yellow throat and vent. The female is duller overall. The yellow-rumped subspecies is larger overall with a relatively smaller bill. The