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Yellow-rumped Thornbill
Acanthiza chrysorrhoa(Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
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- Order
- PASSERIFORMES
- Family
- Acanthizidae
- Genus
- Acanthiza
At a glance
The Yellow-rumped Thornbill is a tiny bird, about 10–12 cm long, endemic to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 10–12 cm
- Origin
- Endemic
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Endemic
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Yellow-rumped Thornbill look like?
The Yellow-rumped Thornbill is a tiny bird, about 10–12 cm long and weighing 7–13 g.
The yellow-rumped thornbill is a species of passerine bird from the genus Acanthiza. The genus was once placed in the family Pardalotidae but that family was split and it is now in the family Acanthizidae. There are four subspecies of yellow-rumped thornbill. It is a small, brownish bird with a distinctive yellow rump and thin dark bill. It inhabits savannah, scrub and forests across most of Australia and eats insects. The species engages in cooperative breeding.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Yellow-rumped Thornbill?
The Yellow-rumped Thornbill 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
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Claudia Schipp · Canberra ACT 2601, Australia
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Jono · Cossington Smith Cr before Fairweather Cct, Lyneham ACT 2602, Australia
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Maria Duynisveld · Kingborough, AU-TS, AU
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Rosalie Lawrence · Monarto SA 5254, Australia
05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does a Yellow-rumped Thornbill eat?
The Yellow-rumped Thornbill feeds on terrestrial invertebrates, usually foraging in pairs or flocks.
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
6 photos
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