Forty-spotted pardalote

Pardalotus quadragintus

The Forty-spotted pardalote (Pardalotus quadragintus) is a bird found in Australia. Found in Australia. It eats insects and other small invertebrates and nectar. The IUCN Red List lists it as Endangered.

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Scientific name	Pardalotus quadragintus
Region	Australia & Oceania
Found in	Australia

🏡 Where the Forty-spotted pardalote lives

Found in Australia.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs70%
🌸 Nectar30%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

EndangeredVery few are left in the wild.

💡 It weighs about 11 grams. It mostly eats insects and other small creatures and nectar.

Hear the Forty-spotted pardalote

Recorded by Barry Edmonston (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC794625. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Forty-spotted pardalote

Where does the Forty-spotted pardalote live?

The Forty-spotted pardalote lives in Australia. Found in Australia.

What does the Forty-spotted pardalote eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 70%), nectar (about 30%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Forty-spotted pardalote endangered?

Very few are left in the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Endangered.

More birds from Australia & Oceania

Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.