Acanthiza reguloides

Buff-rumped Thornbill at Kambah, ACT

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Identification history

Acanthiza reguloides	15 Aug 2018	natureguy
Acanthiza reguloides	14 Aug 2018	HelenCross
Unidentified	12 Aug 2018	HelenCross

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With a mixed flock of yellow-rumped thornbills, scarlet robins, double-barred finches and willie wagtail

5 comments

natureguy wrote:

13 Aug 2018

Hi HCross, images 1 and 3 are Buff-rumped Thornbills and images 2 and 4 are Striated Thornbills. Could you please enter then as seperate sightings.

Thanks, Natureguy

HelenCross wrote:

13 Aug 2018

Thanks Natureguy - will do that tonight

davidmcdonald wrote:

14 Aug 2018

Are you sure, Natureguy? 2 and 4 look to me more like a Brown Thornbill than a Striated. Note the rufous colour of the rump and the lack of streaking on the forehead and ear coverts. I agree that 1 and 3 are Buff-rumped Thornbills.

natureguy wrote:

15 Aug 2018

Brown Thornbills are overall much greyer, whereas Striateds are usually yellowish. Also compare Brown Thorbill sightings at https://canberra.naturemapr.org/Community/Species/15160 with Striated Thornbill sightings at https://canberra.naturemapr.org/Community/Species/15155. Striateds also have extensive reddish-brown on their head compared with the smaller rufous forehead of the Browns.

davidmcdonald wrote:

18 Aug 2018

Thank you, I will look closely for those ID characeristics - David

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