BirdUp · Species
Yellow-rumped Thornbill
Acanthiza chrysorrhoa(Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
- Order
- PASSERIFORMES
- Family
- Acanthizidae
- Genus
- Acanthiza
- Commonness
- Endemic
- Best seen
- Year-round
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
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
02 · Where
Where to find it
- Breeding range
- Australia (except north)
03 · When
When to look
Months this species is recorded across its Australian range.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
6 photos
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