Size: 10-13cmDistributed across various landscapes, including deserts, semi-arid areas, woodlands, grasslands, and coastal shrublands across central Australia, spanning from the west coast to the Great Dividing Range and from the tropics to the south coast. These birds feature slender legs, a downward-curving bill, and a brush-tipped tongue. Mature males exhibit brown plumage, red crowns and undersides, black eye masks, and white throats. Females and young birds have similar coloring but with lighter markings.Notes: Crimson chats consume ground-dwelling insects and spiders while also using their brush-like tongue to collect nectar and seeds from low-growing flowers. Breeds Spring.