Acanthiza pusilla

1 Brown Thornbill at Majura, ACT

Acanthiza pusilla at Majura, ACT - 21 Jun 2021
Acanthiza pusilla at Majura, ACT - 21 Jun 2021
Acanthiza pusilla at Majura, ACT - 21 Jun 2021
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Acanthiza pusilla 24 Jun 2021 jb2602
Unidentified 23 Jun 2021 jb2602

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Thornbill, but which one?

4 comments

waltraud wrote:
   24 Jun 2021
I'd think Brown Thornbill A. pusilla.
Many thanks for these marvellous photographs; it is such a pleasure to see them.
jb2602 wrote:
   24 Jun 2021
Thats what I thought but the eye doesn't look very red
waltraud wrote:
   24 Jun 2021
Maybe not a full adult or the light conditions make the eyes looking more brown-red rather than dark red? the Striated Thornbill has a more rufous-brown forehead with streaking and the Tasmanian Thornbill doesn't occur here; these are the 2 Thornbill species which according to my books look similar.
natureguy wrote:
   24 Jun 2021
Yes, it is a Brown Thornbill. They can be a bit variable.

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