1) Family name: Pachycephalidae
2) Scientific name: Falcunculus frontatus whitei
3) English name: Crested Shrike-tit (northern subspecies)
4) Subspecies survival status: Endangered (there have only been 24 records between 1910 and the present, but from a wide geographical area).
5) Former distribution:. From the McArthur River in the Northern Australia west to the Kimberley Region of Western Australia.
6) Current distribution: As above.
7) Habitat: It has been recorded in woodland containing one or more of the following species:  Darwin Woollybutt Eucalyptus miniata, Darwin Stringybark, Round-leaved Bloodwood, Darwin Box, Northern Territory Salmon Gum, Variable-barked Bloodwood, Apple Gum, paper barks, and Terminalia.
8) Reasons for decline: Changes in fire regime (speculative).  This subspecies may be naturally rare as there are few eucalyptus in the region with peeling bark of the type used by other subspecies.  However an increased frequency of late dry season fires may have affected the availability of invertebrates under peeling bark.
9) Conservation reserves on which subspecies occurs: Nitmiluk National Park
10) Public land on which subspecies occurs: Pastoral and mining leasehold land in the Northern Territory and Western Australia.
11) Other land on which subspecies occurs: Aboriginal land.
12) Is knowledge about subspecies adequate for objectives and actions to be defined accurately?  No.  a) Virtually nothing is known of its biology or ecological requirements.  b) The effects of fire regime on the availability of peeling bark has not been studied.
13) Recovery plan objectives: a) To determine the status of the subspecies.  b) To provide guidelines for woodland management in areas where the subspecies occurs.
14) Actions already initiated: None.
15) Actions required: a) Alert ornithological societies and volunteer bird watchers to the current status of this subspecies, and encourage them to report all sightings, including as much detail as possible on habitat, possible threats, behavior, etc., to a central office from which reports on status  and the state of knowledge would be unlikely to yield sufficient information to be worthwhile.
16) Organizations responsible for conservation os subspecies: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory, Western Australian Department of Conservation and Land Management.
17) Other organizations and individuals involved: Northern Territory Field Naturalists, other amateur ornithological or conservation organizations.
18) Can the recovery plan be carried out with existing resources? No