▁the ▁South ▁West ▁S lop es , ▁extending ▁west ward ▁to ▁the ▁P ill iga ▁Sc r ub ▁and ▁to ▁Griff ith ▁in ▁the ▁River ina , ▁and ▁east wards ▁into ▁the ▁Hunter ▁Valley . ▁It ▁is ▁fairly ▁common ▁in ▁the ▁Australian ▁Capital ▁Territ ory . ▁In ▁Victoria , ▁the ▁spe ck led ▁war b ler ▁is ▁found ▁within ▁a ▁broad ▁strip , ▁including ▁the ▁Ch il tern ▁Box - I ron b ark ▁and ▁War by - O vens ▁National ▁Park s , ▁the ▁B end igo ▁region , ▁the ▁Br is b ane ▁R anges ▁and ▁You ▁Y angs , ▁across ▁to ▁Bal m oral ▁on ▁the ▁western ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁Gr amp ians . ▁It ▁is ▁scar ce ▁to ▁moder ately ▁common ▁within ▁its ▁range . ▁Its ▁preferred ▁habitat ▁is ▁open ▁eu cal y pt ▁wood land ▁with ▁rock y ▁g ul lies , ▁t us sock y ▁grass , ▁scattered ▁logs , ▁and ▁sparse ▁shr ub ber y . ▁ ▁Be hav iour ▁The ▁spe ck led ▁war b ler ▁is ▁quiet ▁and ▁well ▁cam ou fl aged . ▁However , ▁when ▁dist urbed , ▁it ▁will ▁make ▁a ▁gr ating ▁twitter ▁and ▁fly ▁to ▁a ▁per ch , ▁then ▁soon ▁return ▁to ▁for aging ▁on ▁the ▁ground . ▁Its ▁song ▁is ▁soft , ▁m ellow ▁and ▁musical , ▁inter sp ers ed ▁with ▁sharp ▁wh ist les , ▁somewhat ▁like ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁western ▁g ery g one ▁( G ery g one ▁fus ca ). ▁It ▁is