🦋 Family

Acanthizidae

37 species · Animals

Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Passeriformes › Acanthizidae

Sericornis magnirostra (Gould, 1838)

Sericornis magnirostra, the large-billed scrubwren, is a small Australian passerine with three subspecies occupying forest habitats along the east coast.

Sericornis maculatus Gould, 1847

Sericornis maculatus, the spotted scrubwren, is an Australian bird reclassified as a separate species in 2019.

Acanthornis magna (Gould, 1855)

Acanthornis magna, the scrubtit, is a small bird with distinct plumage and specific described vocal traits.

Aphelocephala leucopsis (Gould, 1841)

The southern whiteface (Aphelocephala leucopsis) is a small endemic Australian bird with two recognized subspecies living in arid southern habitats.

Calamanthus fuliginosus (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827)

Calamanthus fuliginosus, the striated fieldwren, is a small vulnerable Australian bird with distinctive streaked plumage that lives in coastal dense vegetation habitats.

Calamanthus campestris (Gould, 1841)

Calamanthus campestris, the rufous fieldwren, is a small terrestrial Australian bird with eight plumage-varying subspecies.

Pycnoptilus floccosus Gould, 1851

Pycnoptilus floccosus, the pilotbird, is a common sedentary acanthizid native to southeastern Australian forests.

Smicrornis brevirostris (Gould, 1838)

Smicrornis brevirostris, the weebill, is Australia's smallest bird, widespread across most of mainland Australia.

Origma solitaria (Lewin, 1808)

Origma solitaria, the rockwarbler, is a small Australian songbird found around Sydney, with distinct dark plumage and varied calls.

Sericornis citreogularis Gould, 1838

Sericornis citreogularis (yellow-throated scrubwren) is an insectivorous eastern Australian bird that feeds on the ground in rainforest gullies.

Mohoua albicilla (Lesson, 1830)

Mohoua albicilla, the whitehead, is a small endemic New Zealand passerine with conservation and cultural significance.

Finschia novaeseelandiae (Gmelin, 1789)

Finschia novaeseelandiae, the New Zealand brown creeper, is a small passerine bird found only in southern New Zealand.

Mohoua ochrocephala (Gmelin, 1789)

Mohoua ochrocephala, the yellowhead or mohua, is a near-threatened small endemic New Zealand passerine bird with cooperative breeding habits.

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