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ForestDomed nestTiny · 7 g
What the Striated Thornbill sounds like
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The adult striated thornbill is 9–10 centimetres (3.5–3.9 in) long and weighs around 7 grams (0.25 oz). It has a russet- or orange-brown crown with cream streaks, dull yellow-olive upperparts, olive-grey flanks, and cream underparts heavily streaked with black. The brown thornbill (A. pusilla) is similar but lacks the white-streaked orange-brown cap and lives in shrubs.
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When to see the Striated Thornbill
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 Striated Thornbill
The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Striated Thornbill
The striated thornbill is a species of bird in the family Acanthizidae. It is endemic to Australia, where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.
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Easily confused with
Yellow ThornbillAcanthiza nanaAlthough similar to the striated thornbill and brown thornbill in both size and shape, the yellow colour of the yellow thornbill is more prominent.
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.
Yellow-rumped ThornbillAcanthiza chrysorrhoaThe yellow-rumped thornbill is the largest species of thornbill, 9.5–12 cm (3.7–4.7 in) long and weighing 9 g (0.32 oz).
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