Southern Whiteface
Aphelocephala leucopsis ‡
Mt Ive Station, E SA IMG_4644 20181128 - leucopsis brownish-grey mottling on flanks.
Notes: Small bird w. stubby bill, prominent whitish face pattern. Nominate leucopsis has upper-
parts greyish brown, underparts whitish, w. brownish-grey mottling on flanks. Ssp castaneiventris
has rufous mottling on flanks, also whiter face & paler plumage. Both ssp paler in central Aust.
Inhabits drier open woodlands & shrublands, where often forages on the ground in small flocks.
Range from Morcombe & Stewart©
Mt Ive Station, E SA IMG_4513 20181128 - leucopsis
Mt Ive Station, E SA IMG_4503 20181128 - leucopsis
Casuarina Camp, Wyperfeld NP, W Vic IMG_9112 20210415 leucopsis
Mt Korong, C Vic IMG_3435 20251205 - leucopsis CLICK to see one at Bon Bon Protected Area, EC SA 20241012.
S end, Tanami Road, S NT IMG_0553 20180715 - leucopsis supposed to be pale form, paler than further East.
Finke Road, nr Finke River, SE NT IMG_8637 20180708 - leucopsis supposed to be pale form, paler than further East.
Kirkalocka Station, C WA IMG_6781 20181009 - castaneiventris has rufous flanks, whiter face & paler plumage.
Kirkalocka Station, C WA IMG_6764 20181008 - castaneiventris
Mt Ive Station, E SA MVI_4520+4519 20181128 - leucopsis
Bon Bon Protected Area, EC SA IMG_1410 20241012 - leucopsis