Brown thornbill

Brown thornbill
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Acanthizidae
Genus: Acanthiza
Species:
A. pusilla
Binomial name
Acanthiza pusilla
(Shaw, 1790)
A brown thornbill

The brown thornbill (Acanthiza pusilla) is a passerine bird usually found in eastern and south-eastern Australia, including Tasmania. It can grow up to 10 cm (3.9 in) long, and feeds on insects.[2] It is brown, grey and white.[3] The species has five subspecies.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Acanthiza pusilla". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22704630A93977995. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22704630A93977995.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Birds of Lamington NP:Brown thornbill". Archived from the original on 2004-03-22. Retrieved 2005-09-22.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference backyard was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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