Brown Thornbill (species: Acanthiza (Acanthiza) pusilla) in Murramarang NP (Gaia Guide)
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Acanthiza (Acanthiza) pusilla
Brown Thornbill


©J.J. Harrison: Brown Thornbill (Acanthiza (Acanthiza) pusilla)

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

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Distinguishing features

They have a rufous forehead, an olive back, a whitish throat and chest with black streaking and a brown rump.  The iris is a dark red.

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: Brown Thornbill (Acanthiza (Acanthiza) pusilla)

Distribution and habitat preferences

It inhabits the lower vegetation in thick undergrowth of forests in eastern and south-eastern Australia, including Tasmania.

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Recorded at Barren Grounds, New South Wales in Australia

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Diet

It eats insects. (Wikipedia)

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