Brown Thornbill
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| Brown Thornbill | |
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| 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.
Description
It is warm brown to olive-brown above, with flanks of olive-buff to yellowish white. Buff scallops on forehead and large dark red eyes. There are blackish streaks on a grey throat/breast, a tawny rump/tail base and a black subterminal band with paler tips.[2]
Taxonomy and Naming
Distribution and Habitat
Behaviour
Feeding
Breeding
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Acanthiza pusilla". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ Pizzey, G. and F. Knight, The field guide to the birds of Australia. 9 ed. 2012, Sydney: Harper Collins. 608
External links
- Images of Brown Thornbills
- Brown Thornbill Videos, Photos and sounds on the Internet Bird Collection
- Sound recording of Brown Thornbill on Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology's Macaulay Library website
Media related to Brown Thornbill at Wikimedia Commons
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