>Aphelocephala nigricincta (Banded Whiteface)

Banded Whiteface

Banded Whiteface
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Pardalotidae
Genus:	Aphelocephala
Species:	A. nigricincta
Binomial name
Aphelocephala nigricincta (North, 1895)

The Banded Whiteface (Aphelocephala nigricincta) is a species of bird in the Pardalotidaefamily. It is endemic to Australia.

>Aphelocephala pectoralis (Chestnut-breasted Whiteface)

Chestnut-breasted Whiteface

Chestnut-breasted Whiteface
Front view, showing white face and chestnut breast. Strzelecki Track, South Australia
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Pardalotidae
Genus:	Aphelocephala
Species:	A. pectoralis
Binomial name
Aphelocephala pectoralis (Gould, 1871)

The Chestnut-breasted Whiteface (Aphelocephala pectoralis) is a species of bird in thePardalotidae family. It  is  endemic
to Australia and found primarily in northern South Australia.

Habitat

The species's preferred habitat is open terrain in hilly areas such as tablelands, with a stony landscape and a patchy cover of perennial chenopod shrubs. The species is most frequently seen in areas where the topographic relief gives rise to creek lines, in which there tends to be denser shrubby vegetation. It feeds on the ground and takes seeds and arthropods. It is threatened byhabitat loss. Bulgunnia Station in the North West region of the state is a stronghold for the species and has been classified as an Important Bird Area.

Threats

Grazing by livestock and rabbits is the primary long-term threat as it reduces the recruitment of perennial shrubs, particularly low bluebush Maireana astrotricha, upon which the species depends. Heavy grazing of the chenopod shrubland has almost certainly caused the species to vacate previously used sites. Ironically, a recent reduction in rabbit numbers may have allowed a sufficient build up of fuel for fire to be a threat, particularly if occurring over a large area simultaneously. Some patches of habitat are threatened by opal mining. There has been a large increase in mining activity in South Australia in recent years, some of which is known to have directly impacted areas that have supported relatively high densities of the species.

>Aphelocephala leucopsis (Southern Whiteface)

Southern Whiteface

Southern Whiteface
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Pardalotidae
Genus:	Aphelocephala
Species:	A. leucopsis
Binomial name
Aphelocephala leucopsis (Gould, 1841)

The Southern Whiteface (Aphelocephala leucopsis) is a species of bird in the Pardalotidaefamily. It is endemic to Australia.

>>Genus Aphelocephala

Aphelocephala

Aphelocephala
Chestnut-breasted Whiteface (Aphelocephala pectoralis)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Acanthizidae
Genus:	Aphelocephala Oberholser, 1899
Species
3, see text

Aphelocephala is a genus of bird in the thornbill family Acanthizidae. The three species are collectively known as whitefaces. They are endemic to Australia, generally occurring in the arid centre of the continent. They are striking looking bird, particularly compared to their duller looking relatives, having dark upperparts and white breasts and faces (as suggested by the name). Two species, the Chestnut-breasted and Banded Whitefaces, break up the white undersides with a darker band (or double band). The three species have stubby bills and unlike rest of the Acanthizidae they consume large numbers of seeds in their diet.

It contains the following species:

• Southern Whiteface (Aphelocephala leucopsis)
• Chestnut-breasted Whiteface (Aphelocephala pectoralis)
• Banded Whiteface (Aphelocephala nigricincta)