Acanthizidae
Acanthiza uropygialis Gould, 1838
Acanthiza uropygialis Gould, 1838
Chestnut-rumped thornbill (Acanthiza uropygialis) is a small Australian endemic passerine that lives in dry, arid to semi-arid habitats.
Acanthiza ewingii Gould, 1844
Acanthiza ewingii Gould, 1844
Acanthiza ewingii, the Tasmanian Thornbill, is a small bird endemic to Tasmania, Bass Strait and King Island with distinct plumage and preferred wet habitats.
Acanthiza inornata Gould, 1841
Acanthiza inornata Gould, 1841
Acanthiza inornata, the western thornbill, is a small 8–10cm thornbill with distinct brown-toned plumage.
Acanthiza lineata Gould, 1838
Acanthiza lineata Gould, 1838
Acanthiza lineata, the striated thornbill, is a small bird with distinct plumage, similar to A. pusilla which differs by its cap and habitat.
Acanthiza pusilla (Shaw, 1790)
Acanthiza pusilla (Shaw, 1790)
Acanthiza pusilla, the brown thornbill, is a small Australian bird found in eastern and southeastern coastal habitats.
Acanthiza chrysorrhoa (Quoy & Gaimard, 1830)
Acanthiza chrysorrhoa (Quoy & Gaimard, 1830)
Yellow-rumped thornbill (Acanthiza chrysorrhoa) is the largest thornbill, found across most of southern Australia and Tasmania in varied open habitats.
Acanthiza nana Vigors & Horsfield, 1827
Acanthiza nana Vigors & Horsfield, 1827
Acanthiza nana, the yellow thornbill, is a small sexually monomorphic Australian bird with prominent yellow colouring.
Acanthiza reguloides Vigors & Horsfield, 1827
Acanthiza reguloides Vigors & Horsfield, 1827
Acanthiza reguloides, the buff-rumped thornbill, is a small passerine bird endemic to Australia that engages in cooperative breeding.
Acanthiza iredalei Mathews, 1911
Acanthiza iredalei Mathews, 1911
Acanthiza iredalei is a small thornbill with distinct coloration and three subspecies separated across southern Australia.
Acanthiza apicalis Gould, 1847
Acanthiza apicalis Gould, 1847
The inland thornbill Acanthiza apicalis is a small Australian bird similar to the brown thornbill, with wide non-migratory distribution.
Pyrrholaemus brunneus Gould, 1841
Pyrrholaemus brunneus Gould, 1841
Pyrrholaemus brunneus, the redthroat, is a small endemic Australian bird living in arid and semi-arid inland shrublands.
Pyrrholaemus sagittatus (Latham, 1802)
Pyrrholaemus sagittatus (Latham, 1802)
Pyrrholaemus sagittatus, the speckled warbler, is a small ground-dwelling warbler found in open eucalypt woodland in southeastern Australia.
Calamanthus cautus (Gould, 1843)
Calamanthus cautus (Gould, 1843)
Calamanthus cautus is a small Australian bird with specific plumage traits, uncommon and vulnerable in parts of southern Australia.
Calamanthus pyrrhopygius (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827)
Calamanthus pyrrhopygius (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827)
Calamanthus pyrrhopygius, the chestnut-rumped heathwren, is a small sedentary bushland bird native to southeastern Australia.
Gerygone levigaster Gould, 1843
Gerygone levigaster Gould, 1843
The mangrove gerygone (Gerygone levigaster) is a small mangrove-associated bird found in Australia and southern New Guinea.
Gerygone olivacea (Gould, 1838)
Gerygone olivacea (Gould, 1838)
Gerygone olivacea (white-throated gerygone) is an Acanthizidae bird found in Australia and Papua New Guinea with three described subspecies.
Gerygone fusca (Gould, 1838)
Gerygone fusca (Gould, 1838)
Gerygone fusca, the western gerygone, is an Australian endemic small songbird with three geographically separated subspecies.
Gerygone igata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1830)
Gerygone igata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1830)
Gerygone igata, the grey warbler, is a tiny New Zealand bird with distinctive features and a unique hanging pear-shaped nest.
Gerygone sulphurea Wallace, 1864
Gerygone sulphurea Wallace, 1864
The golden-bellied gerygone (Gerygone sulphurea) is an Acanthizidae bird found across parts of Southeast Asia in lowland and mangrove forests.
Gerygone mouki Mathews, 1912
Gerygone mouki Mathews, 1912
The brown gerygone is a small passerine bird native to eastern coastal Australia, listed as least concern by IUCN.
Gerygone palpebrosa Wallace, 1865
Gerygone palpebrosa Wallace, 1865
Gerygone palpebrosa (fairy gerygone) is a small passerine bird found across Australia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea, rated Least Concern by the IUCN.
Gerygone magnirostris Gould, 1843
Gerygone magnirostris Gould, 1843
The large-billed gerygone (Gerygone magnirostris) is an Acanthizidae bird species found in northern Australia and New Guinea.
Sericornis humilis Gould, 1838
Sericornis humilis Gould, 1838
Sericornis humilis, the Tasmanian or brown scrubwren, is an endemic Tasmanian and King Island temperate forest bird that lives in understory vegetation.
Sericornis frontalis (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827)
Sericornis frontalis (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827)
Sericornis frontalis is a small sedentary bird found in Australian forests and scrublands with dense undergrowth.
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