Acanthiza pusilla

Brown Thornbill at Higgins, ACT

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	Acanthiza pusilla	21 Mar 2026	Liam.m
	Unverified	20 Mar 2026	Untidy

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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.

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Untidy wrote:

20 Mar 2026

Or perhaps the tail is a small branch?

Liam.m wrote:

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.

Untidy wrote:

21 Mar 2026

Thanks, @Liam m. Brown thornbills visit regularly. We'll keep an eye out anyway just in case.

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Location information

Places Higgins, ACT

Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
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Untidy NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Latest 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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