- Acanthiza nana
Identification
8·5–10 cm (3¼-4 in)
- Greenish-olive upperparts
- White streaks on the cheeks and ears
- Yellow underparts
- Reddish-brown chin and throat
- Dark eyes
Young birds are similar but duller
Similar Species
Distribution
Graphic by Nrg800
Eastern Australia: found in New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Victoria
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 3 subspecies[1]:
- A. n. flava:
- North-eastern Queensland (Atherton Tableland to Paluma Range)
- A. n. nana:
- Coastal south-eastern Australia (Moreton Bay, Queensland, to Eden, New South Wales)
- A. n. modesta:
- Central and eastern Queensland to southern Victoria and south-eastern South Australia
Habitat
Dry open forests, woods and shrublands, mostly with casuarina, acacia trees, also parks and gardens.
Behaviour
Diet
Their main diet consists of insects; ants, beetles and flies etc.
Breeding
The domed nest is made from grass and bark, with a soft lining from feathers, fur or plant down etc. and has an entrance near the top. It is built by the female. The eggs are incubated by the female, both parents feeing the young, possible with helpers.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2014)
- Birds in Backyards
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Yellow Thornbill. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 15 October 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Yellow_Thornbill
External Links
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