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Rockwarbler

Origma solitaria

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernEndemicInvertebratesRockyDomed nestTiny · 14 g
Rockwarbler (Origma solitaria), photo 1
Photo: Corin · CC BY 4.0
Rockwarbler (Origma solitaria), photo 2
Photo: Corin · CC BY 4.0
Rockwarbler (Origma solitaria), photo 3
Photo: Austen Armstrong · CC BY 4.0
Rockwarbler (Origma solitaria), photo 4
Photo: Austen Armstrong · CC BY 4.0
Rockwarbler (Origma solitaria), photo 5
Photo: lostandcold · CC BY 2.0
Rockwarbler (Origma solitaria), photo 6
Photo: Corin · CC BY 4.0
Rockwarbler (Origma solitaria), photo 7
Photo: Corin · CC BY 4.0
Rockwarbler (Origma solitaria), photo 8
Photo: Corin · CC BY 4.0
Rockwarbler (Origma solitaria), photo 9
Photo: Corin · CC BY 4.0

ID tip

The rockwarbler is 14 cm (5.5 in) in length and weighs around 14 g (0.5 oz), with predominantly dark grey-brown plumage, darker wings and more red-brown underparts, cinnamon-tinged face and forehead, and whitish throat. Its tail is black. Adult males and females have similar plumage. Juveniles have duller and paler plumage than the adult, with a reddish tint to the throat, and a greyer chin. It can be distinguished from the pilotbird by its smaller size and head, white throat patch, and square tail.

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When to see the Rockwarbler

One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Rockwarbler

Regular range

The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Australia

About the Rockwarbler

The rockwarbler, is a bird in the family Acanthizidae. It is the only bird species endemic to the mainland of the state of New South Wales in Australia.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Easily confused with

Rusty Mouse-warblerOrigma murinaThe rusty mouse-warbler, is a species of bird in the family Acanthizidae. Mountain Mouse-warbler (Origma robusta) Mountain Mouse-warblerOrigma robustaThe mountain mouse-warbler is a species of bird in the family Acanthizidae.

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