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Chestnut-rumped Heathwren
Hylacola pyrrhopygia(Vigors & Horsfield, 1827)
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- Order
- PASSERIFORMES
- Family
- Acanthizidae
- Genus
- Hylacola
At a glance
The Chestnut-rumped Heathwren is a small bird, about 13–16 cm long, listed as Least Concern and endemic to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 13–16 cm
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
- Origin
- Endemic
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Endemic
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Chestnut-rumped Heathwren look like?
The Chestnut-rumped Heathwren is a small bird, about 13–16 cm long and weighing 13–20 g.
The chestnut-rumped heathwren is a species of bird in the family Acanthizidae. It is endemic to temperate and subtropical forests and heathlands of Australia.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Chestnut-rumped Heathwren?
The Chestnut-rumped Heathwren is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.
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04 · Voice
What it sounds like
Call
jimchurches · Carwoola NSW 2620, Australia
05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does a Chestnut-rumped Heathwren eat?
The Chestnut-rumped Heathwren feeds on seeds and terrestrial invertebrates, usually foraging in pairs or alone.
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
4 photos
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