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Small bird with thin pointed bill.
Not listed
Endemic to Australia
Indigenous: Brown-Rumped Tit, Broad-Tailed Thornbill, Large-Billed Tit, Tit-Bat, Dusky Warbler, Brown Tit, Tit-Warbler, Scrub Tit, Brown-Tail
At a glance
FamilyThornbills and Allies
SizeTiny
RarityCommon
HabitatOpen woodland, scrub, forest edge, gardens, and mixed canopy with active insect life.
Best timeReported across most months in Victoria, with no narrow seasonal peak.
Sounds
Sound sampleRecorded by JJSUN
Range map
Range map
4953visible hotspots
505336visible records
4states
SparseModerateDense hotspot
Aggregated occurance data is sourced from 14 different actively-updating datasets including eBird Australia, iNaturalist Australia, BirdLife Australia, and multiple state-based bird surveys through Atlas of Living Australia.
Species notes
Overview
Similar Tasmanian Thornbill has longer tail and rufous-brown panel on wings; Inland Thornbill has grayer upperparts, more streaking on the breast, and a longer tail; and Striated Thornbill has more greenish upperparts, thin white streaking in reddish-brown cap, and pale eyebrow. Inhabits a wide variety of shrub habitats, where usually seen in small groups or pairs.
Behavior
Upperparts brown, underparts grayish brown, with dark red eye, reddish-brown forehead, and white throat with dark streaking.
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