Acanthiza pusilla
Brown Thornbill at Higgins, ACT
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| Acanthiza pusilla | Liam.m | 21 Mar 2026 | |
| Unverified | Untidy | 20 Mar 2026 |
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Heard an unusual call this afternoon. The bird was in thicket with other species. Our resident birder couldn't get a clear view. He thought possibly a chestnut rumped heathwren when he played back some calls but was not preprared to vouch for that.
3 comments
21 Mar 2026
Doesn’t look very Heathwren like to me unfortunately. I’d be happy calling this a brown thornbill, and any unusual call could probably be put down to mimicry.
Location information
- Places Higgins, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- Untidy Recorded by
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- Untidy NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Acanthiza pusilla Small (Robin, Finch, Thornbill etc) Other Birds Birds
Species information
- Acanthiza pusilla Scientific name
- Brown Thornbill Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1440.9m Recorded at altitude
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4 / 7
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