Genus

Australasian Thornbills

Acanthiza

11 species in our catalog · found in 18 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyAcanthizidae (Thornbills and Allies)
GenusAcanthiza (Australasian Thornbills)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

LC Endemic

Acanthiza ewingii

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

LC Endemic

Acanthiza pusilla

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

LC Endemic

Acanthiza apicalis

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

LC Endemic

Acanthiza chrysorrhoa

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

LC Endemic

Acanthiza lineata

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC Endemic

Acanthiza uropygialis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC Endemic

Acanthiza nana

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC Endemic

Acanthiza reguloides

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC Endemic

Acanthiza robustirostris

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

VU Endemic

Acanthiza katherina

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

LC Endemic

Acanthiza iredalei

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~40%

Jan

~40%

Feb

~50%

Mar

~40%

Apr

~40%

May

~50%

Jun

~50%

Jul

~40%

Aug

~50%

Sep

~40%

Oct

~40%

Nov

~40%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Australasian Thornbills

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Maria Island National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3	~90%
	Yellow-rumped Thornbill			~60%
	Tasmanian Thornbill			~50%
	Brown Thornbill			~30%
2	Flinders Ranges National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	5	~80%
	Inland Thornbill			~60%
	Yellow-rumped Thornbill			~30%
	Chestnut-rumped Thornbill			~20%
	Yellow Thornbill			Insufficient data
	Slender-billed Thornbill			Insufficient data
3	Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3	~80%
	Tasmanian Thornbill			~70%
	Brown Thornbill			~30%
	Yellow-rumped Thornbill			Insufficient data
4	Kosciuszko National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	5	~80%
	Brown Thornbill			~60%
	Striated Thornbill			~40%
	Yellow-rumped Thornbill			~10%
	Buff-rumped Thornbill			~10%
	Yellow Thornbill			<5%
5	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	5	~80%
	Brown Thornbill			~50%
	Striated Thornbill			~40%
	Yellow Thornbill			~20%
	Yellow-rumped Thornbill			~10%
	Buff-rumped Thornbill			<5%
6	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	5	~80%
	Brown Thornbill			~70%
	Striated Thornbill			~20%
	Buff-rumped Thornbill			~10%
	Yellow-rumped Thornbill			<5%
	Yellow Thornbill			<5%
7	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	5	~80%
	Brown Thornbill			~50%
	Striated Thornbill			~30%
	Yellow-rumped Thornbill			~20%
	Buff-rumped Thornbill			~10%
	Yellow Thornbill			<5%
8	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3	~70%
	Brown Thornbill			~60%
	Striated Thornbill			~20%
	Buff-rumped Thornbill			<5%
9	Freycinet National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3	~70%
	Brown Thornbill			~60%
	Tasmanian Thornbill			~10%
	Yellow-rumped Thornbill			Insufficient data
10	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	4	~70%
	Brown Thornbill			~60%
	Striated Thornbill			~20%
	Buff-rumped Thornbill			Insufficient data
	Yellow-rumped Thornbill			Insufficient data
11	Flinders Chase	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~60%
	Brown Thornbill			~40%
	Striated Thornbill			~30%
12	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	5	~60%
	Brown Thornbill			~50%
	Striated Thornbill			~10%
	Buff-rumped Thornbill			<5%
	Yellow Thornbill			<5%
	Yellow-rumped Thornbill			<5%
13	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	5	~60%
	Brown Thornbill			~50%
	Striated Thornbill			~10%
	Yellow Thornbill			~10%
	Buff-rumped Thornbill			Insufficient data
	Yellow-rumped Thornbill			Insufficient data
14	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	5	~40%
	Brown Thornbill			~30%
	Striated Thornbill			~10%
	Yellow Thornbill			<5%
	Yellow-rumped Thornbill			Insufficient data
	Buff-rumped Thornbill			Insufficient data
15	Noosa National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~10%
	Brown Thornbill			~10%
16	Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	4	~10%
	Inland Thornbill			~10%
	Yellow-rumped Thornbill			<5%
	Slaty-backed Thornbill			<5%
	Chestnut-rumped Thornbill			Insufficient data
17	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	<5%
	Mountain Thornbill			<5%
	Buff-rumped Thornbill			Insufficient data
18	Ningaloo Marine Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	<5%
	Chestnut-rumped Thornbill			Insufficient data
	Yellow-rumped Thornbill			Insufficient data