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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:13, 27 September 2016 (UTC)

Spotted pardalote

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adult male spotted pardalote
adult male spotted pardalote
  • ... that the spotted pardalote (pictured) has been called the headache bird on account of its repetitive call?

5x expanded by Casliber (talk). Self-nominated at 11:12, 14 September 2016 (UTC).

  • Date, length, hook, age, and everything else checks out. Aoba47 (talk) 17:46, 16 September 2016 (UTC)
For promoter, voluntary trial run per WT:DYK — Maile (talk) 14:06, 17 September 2016 (UTC)
  • Article: Headache bird is a colloquial name given it because of the repetitive "sleep-may-be" call uttered in the breeding season.
  • Source: The Spotted Pardalote is sometimes known as the "Headache Bird" because of the continuous "sleep-may-be" call it gives during the breeding season. Evans , Ondine (25 September 2012). "Spotted pardalote". Australian Museum website. Australian Museum. Retrieved 12 September 2016.