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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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When to see the Chestnut-rumped Thornbill
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 10 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Chestnut-rumped Thornbill
The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
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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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.
Side by side: Chestnut-rumped Thornbill vs Inland Thornbill · Chestnut-rumped Thornbill vs Tasmanian Thornbill
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