About the Chestnut-rumped Thornbill
The chestnut-rumped thornbill is a small passerine bird in the family Acanthizidae, endemic to Australia.
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Length: 9.8 cm (9-11); wing span 15.5 cm (14-16.5); weight: 6 g. Mid-sized thornbill similar in size and shape to inland thornbill (A. apicalis) and slaty-backed thornbill (A. robustirostris). Pale and plain with pale iris similar to buff-rumped (Acanthiza reguloides), western (A.inornata), slender-billed (A. iredalei) and yellow-rumped thornbills (A. chrysorrhoa). Pale grey-brown upper, rich chestnut rump and mostly black tail with pale tips, pale mottled ear-coverts and rufous suffusion on forehead and crown. Plain whitish underbody. The sexes are alike, with no seasonal variation.
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Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in October · a variable species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Inland ThornbillAcanthiza apicalisThe inland thornbill is very similar to the brown thornbill (A. pusilla) in appearance, and these two species are sometimes considered conspecific.
Buff-rumped ThornbillAcanthiza reguloidesThe buff-rumped thornbill is a small passerine bird species belonging to the genus
Acanthiza, most of which are endemic to Australia.
Tasmanian ThornbillAcanthiza ewingiiThe Tasmanian Thornbill is olive-brown above, darkening toward the back and tail, and can exhibit a patch of reddish-brown colouration on the forehead.
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