Acanthiza pusilla

Brown Thornbill at Yackandandah, VIC

Acanthiza pusilla at Yackandandah, VIC - 15 Oct 2021
Acanthiza pusilla at Yackandandah, VIC - 15 Oct 2021
Acanthiza pusilla at Yackandandah, VIC - 15 Oct 2021
Acanthiza pusilla at Yackandandah, VIC - 15 Oct 2021
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Identification history

Acanthiza pusilla 25 Nov 2021 Liam.m
Unidentified 15 Oct 2021 KylieWaldon

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User's notes

These birds had me stumped. There is one adult or two feeding a younger bird / s. The large round eye is dark or reddish at a pinch - there is no stripes down the front, there is no line through the eye. Gerygone? Thornbill? Its got me stumped. One youngster was given a moth to eat.

2 comments

Liam.m wrote:
   25 Nov 2021
Pale bills are young birds
KylieWaldon wrote:
   27 Nov 2021
Thanks Liam. I said Brown Thornbill to someone but they said no and then I was all confused! (not on naturemap).

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Location information

Sighting information

  • 3 Abundance
  • 15 Oct 2021 07:56 AM Recorded on
  • KylieWaldon Recorded by

Additional information

  • True Nesting site

Species information

  • Acanthiza pusilla Scientific name
  • Brown Thornbill Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-Invasive
  • Up to 1440.9m Recorded at altitude
  • 395 images trained Machine learning

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