Mountain Thornbill (species: Acanthiza (Acanthiza) katherina) in Yungaburra, QLD (Gaia Guide)
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Acanthiza (Acanthiza) katherina
Mountain Thornbill


©Tom Tarrant: Mountain Thornbill (Mountain Thornbill)

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Order Passeriformes
Family Acanthizidae
Genus Acanthiza
Species Acanthiza (Acanthiza) katherina
Status least concern

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Distinguishing features

It has a buff olive forehead with pale crescents.  It is a olive-brown on the upperparts and the underparts are a yellowish white. The rump is a pale brown and the tail is black tipped with white.  The iris is white.

Size

  • Up to 10 cm (Length of specimen)

Wingspan

  • Wingspan data is not yet available.

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Distribution and habitat preferences

They live in rainforest in northeastern Australia.

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