How big is a Noisy Scrubbird?

The Noisy Scrubbird is a small sized bird weighing about 42 g.

Where can you see a Noisy Scrubbird?

The Noisy Scrubbird is endemic to Australia, which is the only country where it occurs.

What birds look similar to a Noisy Scrubbird?

The Noisy Scrubbird is most easily confused with the Rufous Scrubbird.

Is the Noisy Scrubbird endangered?

The Noisy Scrubbird is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.

Noisy Scrubbird

Atrichornis clamosus

Scrubbirds · Passeriformes · Rare

The Noisy Scrubbird (Atrichornis clamosus) is a rare scrubbird found only in Australia, weighing about 42 g. The noisy scrubbird is a species of bird in the family Atrichornithidae.

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Noisy Scrubbird (Atrichornis clamosus), photo 1 — Photo: Em Lamond · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Noisy Scrubbird (Atrichornis clamosus), photo 2 — Photo: Em Lamond · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Noisy Scrubbird (Atrichornis clamosus), photo 3 — Photo: Neville William Cayley · Public domain

Noisy Scrubbird (Atrichornis clamosus), photo 4 — Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domain

Noisy Scrubbird (Atrichornis clamosus), photo 5 — Photo: Broinowski, Gracius J. · Public domain

Noisy Scrubbird (Atrichornis clamosus), photo 6 — Photo: Broinowski, Gracius J. · Public domain

Noisy Scrubbird (Atrichornis clamosus), photo 7 — Photo: Em Lamond · CC BY 4.0

Noisy Scrubbird (Atrichornis clamosus), photo 8 — Photo: (c) Em Lamond, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Noisy Scrubbird

The noisy scrubbird is a species of bird in the family Atrichornithidae. It is endemic to the coastal heaths of south-western Australia.

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How to identify it

The noisy scrubbird features a dark brown coloured back, rust-like coloured wings and a speckled chestnut colored breast region with a grey-brown or pink bill and brown or silver legs and feet. They vary from 19–23 cm. in length and 25-58 grams. The males are distinguished from the females by exhibiting a black triangle on their throat . They are closely related to the lyrebird, having only evolutionarily separated from them approximately 30-35 million years ago.

Where it lives

Australia

When to see it

Best months: January, February, March, April, May, July, August, September, October, November, December, with peak activity in September. It is a resident species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Rufous ScrubbirdAtrichornis rufescens

Quick questions

How do you identify a Noisy Scrubbird?: The noisy scrubbird features a dark brown coloured back, rust-like coloured wings and a speckled chestnut colored breast region with a grey-brown or pink bill and brown or silver legs and feet. Full identification notes are on this page.
How big is a Noisy Scrubbird?: The Noisy Scrubbird is a small sized bird weighing about 42 g.
Where can you see a Noisy Scrubbird?: The Noisy Scrubbird is endemic to Australia, which is the only country where it occurs.
What birds look similar to a Noisy Scrubbird?: The Noisy Scrubbird is most easily confused with the Rufous Scrubbird.
Is the Noisy Scrubbird endangered?: The Noisy Scrubbird is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.

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