- Acanthiza pusilla
Identification
Olive-brown/grey upperparts, off white underparts, rufous forehead scalloped with paler markings, rufous rump patch, black banded, pale tipped, grey-brown tail, black streaks on chin, throat and chest, dark red iris. Sexes similar.
Distribution
Eastern and south-eastern Australia and Tasmania.
Taxonomy
There are 6 subspecies.
Habitat
Thick shrubland, forests, rainforest, near water.
Behaviour
The diet includes insects, seeds, nectar and fruit.
The females builds the small oval, domed nest from grasses and bark; it is lined with feathers, fur or soft plant down. The female incubates the eggs; both parents feed the young.
