Buff-rumped Thornbill — Australian Bird Identification Guide

Bird guideBuff-rumped Thornbill

These birds are exceptional acrobats, displaying a remarkable ability to remain head downward.

⚠️Not listed

🌿Endemic to Australia

🍃Indigenous: Buff-Rumped Tit, Bark-Tit, South Australian Tit, Buff-Tailed Thornbill, Varied Thornbill, Scaly-Breasted Tit, Buff-Rumped Tit-Warbler

At a glance

FamilyThornbills and Allies

SizeTiny

RarityCommon

HabitatInhabits open habitats, particularly eucalypt forests and other woodlands, where it feeds in small flocks in bushes and branches of trees.

Best timeReported across most months in Victoria, with no narrow seasonal peak.

Sounds

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Recorded by Peter Boesman

Range map

Occurrence window

3654visible hotspots

82601visible records

3states

Low confidenceMediumHigh confidence

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

Upperparts grayish brown towards southern end of range and more olive-brown farther north. Underparts are varying levels of yellow depending on subspecies. Distinctive orange-brown rump in all subspecies, some also with and orange-brown tone in lores. Pale eye.