Brown Thornbill

Brown Thornbill
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Acanthizidae
Genus: Acanthiza
Species: A. pusilla
Binomial name
Acanthiza pusilla
(Shaw, 1790)

The Brown Thornbill, Acanthiza pusilla, is a passerine bird usually found in eastern and south-eastern Australia, including Tasmania. It can grow up to 10 cm long, and feeds on insects. [1]

References

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2008). Acanthiza pusilla. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 18 February 2009.

External links

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