Acanthiza reguloides

1 Buff-rumped Thornbill at Thurgoona, NSW

Acanthiza reguloides at Thurgoona, NSW - 26 Jan 2021
Acanthiza reguloides at Thurgoona, NSW - 26 Jan 2021
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Acanthiza reguloides 31 Jan 2021 ChrisAllen
Acanthiza pusilla 27 Jan 2021 PaulF

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Thornbill expertise would be appreciated. It was feeding on the ground in open forest.

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ChrisAllen wrote:
   31 Jan 2021
Hi Paul, so the way I figured out what species of Thornbill was down to a few features. Brown thornbill (Acanthiza pusilla) have red eyes, which in the first photo you can see isn't the case for this one. Both photos show that yellow underside coupled with the ground foraging that you observed narrowed it down to two species, Yellow-rumped thornbill (Acanthiza chrysorrhoa) and the Buff-rumped thornbill (Acanthiza reguloides). The difference between these two is that the Yellow-rumped thornbill have a black and white spotted area on the head just above the beak which the bird in your photo seems to be missing. Hope that helps

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