Varied Sittella
Scientific name: Daphoenositta chrysoptera
The meaning of Daphoenositta is not known. Chrysoptera is from the Greek words chrysos, meaning golden, and pteron, meaning wing.
Darnakot (darn’a’court).
Widespread in mainland Australia.
Up to 14 centimetres long with a 27 centimetre wingspan.
The furthest distance recorded by the Australian Bird and Bat Banding Scheme for this species of bird to travel is 2 km. The oldest bird recorded was still alive when its band was read in May 1986, 6 years 11 months after being banded (information as at 21 June 2012).
Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds. Various contributors.
What Bird is That? Neville W Cayley. 1978
Aboriginal names of bird species in south-west Western Australia, with suggestions for their adoption into common usage. Ian Abbott. 2009. Conservation Science Western Australia Journal. Volume 7 No 2 https://library.dbca.wa.gov.au/Journals/080559/080559-07.015.pdf
Australian Bird and Bat Banding Scheme http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/science/abbbs/abbbs-search.html
Atlas of Living Australia https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/8bf4b8b0-f432-4e9d-8ea6-08fc20c8090c#overview