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Back to the collectionA synopsis of the birds of Australia, and the adjacent islands · Plate 62
Historical bird plate: Forty-spotted Pardalote

Multi-species plate · Gould · 1837-1838

Three birds identified on this plate

Forty-spotted Pardalote · Red-browed Pardalote · Striated Pardalote

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01Forty-spotted Pardalote
Pardalotus quadragintusPardalotus quadragintusShow this identification
Several species on one plate

This plate depicts more than one taxon. Each bird is traced separately so that one identification is not made to stand for the whole artwork.

Name recorded with the platePardalotus quadragintus
Name used todayPardalotus quadragintusForty-spotted Pardalote

What connects the names

The plate depicts several named birds. This identification is traced separately from the other birds in the artwork.

High confidence: The source identification and present taxonomy connect directly through the cited evidence.

The bird today

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02Red-browed Pardalote
Pardalotus rubricatusPardalotus rubricatusShow this identification
Several species on one plate

This plate depicts more than one taxon. Each bird is traced separately so that one identification is not made to stand for the whole artwork.

Name recorded with the platePardalotus rubricatus
Name used todayPardalotus rubricatusRed-browed Pardalote

What connects the names

The plate depicts several named birds. This identification is traced separately from the other birds in the artwork.

High confidence: The source identification and present taxonomy connect directly through the cited evidence.

The bird today

Follow the accepted taxon into present-day biodiversity records, observations and sound identification.

03Striated Pardalote
Pardalotus melanocephalusPardalotus striatus melanocephalusShow this identification
Several species on one plate

This plate depicts more than one taxon. Each bird is traced separately so that one identification is not made to stand for the whole artwork.

Name recorded with the platePardalotus melanocephalus
Name used todayPardalotus striatus melanocephalusStriated Pardalote

What connects the names

The plate depicts several named birds. This identification is traced separately from the other birds in the artwork.

High confidence: The source identification and present taxonomy connect directly through the cited evidence.

The bird today

Follow the accepted taxon into present-day biodiversity records, observations and sound identification.

Publication
A synopsis of the birds of Australia, and the adjacent islands, Single volume
Plate
62
Creator
John Gould; plates predominantly by Elizabeth Gould
Holding institution
Museums Victoria
Taxonomic authority
AviList 2025
Rights
Public domain — source record marked not in copyright.