Acanthiza reguloides
Buff-rumped Thornbill at Red Hill, ACT
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| Acanthiza reguloides | ArcherCallaway | 19 Apr 2016 | |
| Unverified | roymcd | 19 Apr 2016 |
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4 comments
20 Apr 2016
thanks Ryu, I'm not too crash hot on IDs for small birds, I thought this might be a Weebill. Any tips for me on how to distinguish them in a photo like this without seeing the rump? Thanks, Roy :-)
20 Apr 2016
It is hard to explain, more of a combination of features. I guess the most obvious features of the face would be a blunter stubbier bill and a noticeable pale brow over the eye for Weebills. Buff-rumped Thornbills also have slightly more orangy scalloping above the beak, which is absent from Weebills.
In the field, you will find that Weebills tend to stay in the mid to upper canopy whereas BR Thornbills will most often be in the lower canopy to the ground
In the field, you will find that Weebills tend to stay in the mid to upper canopy whereas BR Thornbills will most often be in the lower canopy to the ground
Location information
- Coordinates 149.116198-35.330838
- Maps Red Hill Nature Reserve
- Places Red Hill, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 9 Dec 2015 07:04 PM Recorded on
- roymcd Recorded by
Collections
- roymcd Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Acanthiza reguloides Small (Robin, Finch, Thornbill etc) Other Birds Birds
Species information
- Acanthiza reguloides Scientific name
- Buff-rumped Thornbill Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1030.2m Recorded at altitude
Seasonal activity
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Nesting site
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