Chestnut-rumped Thornbill
Acanthiza uropygialis
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- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
- FamilyAcanthizidae (Thornbills and Allies)
- GenusAcanthiza (Australasian Thornbills)
- SpeciesAcanthiza uropygialis (Chestnut-rumped Thornbill)
About the Chestnut-rumped Thornbill
The chestnut-rumped thornbill (Acanthiza uropygialis) is a small passerine bird in the family Acanthizidae, endemic to Australia. Specially named for its pale-chestnut rump from mediaeval Latin uropygium, the rump. Its other names include chestnut-tailed or chestnut-backed thornbill, tit or tit-warbler, chestnut-rumped tit or tit-warbler.
A plain, pale thornbill, with pale eyes, it is widespread throughout inland Australia, west of the Great Dividing Range to the West Australian coast but is absent in the far north and humid southwest Western Australia. It is a cooperative breeder like some of the other thornbills
Described and classified by John Gould in 1838 in Synopsis of Birds of Australia, from a specimen collected in Liverpool Plains NSW. Type, male, No17602 (525) is in the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, United States. A specimen from the Gould collection is in the British Museum.
Mathews (1912) recognised a number of different subspecies of Acanthiza Uropygialis: A.u.ruthergleni, mellori, augusta, nea, murchisoni and condora, with A.u.kycheringi added in 1922. Campbell (1925) added subspecies Geobasilus uropygialis moora and G.u. erema... Wikipedia →
Recent sightings of Chestnut-rumped Thornbill in Flinders Ranges National Park
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Global Distribution
Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flinders Ranges National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Ningaloo Marine Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Chestnut-rumped Thornbill in Flinders Ranges National Park?
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-rumped Thornbill sighting in Flinders Ranges National Park, based on 100 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Chestnut-rumped Thornbill in Flinders Ranges National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Chestnut-rumped Thornbill in Flinders Ranges National Park in our monthly data.