Yellow-rumped Thornbill
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Ellura
Yellow-rumped Thornbill
Hovering
 
                      
Yellow-rumped Thornbill (Acanthiza chrysorrhoa)Class: Animals (Animalia) - Chordates (Chordata) - Birds (Aves)
Order: Perching Birds (Passeriformes)
Family: Australasian Warbler (Acanthizidae)     iNaturalist Observation
Species: Yellow-rumped Thornbill (Acanthiza chrysorrhoa)
This Photo:     Launching

Thank you Alan Melville for confirming the id of this species for us

General Species Information:
Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA), the Adelaide Hills, Coastal Areas and elsewhere
A striking black forehead with white streaks / dots which contrasts to pale yellow breast. Olive back.
Like the chestnut-rumped, the bright yellow rump is difficult to see.

Copyright © 2012-2024 Brett & Marie Smith. All Rights Reserved. Photographed 05-Dec-2012
This species is classed as LC (Least Concern) in the Murray Mallee, SA, by DENR (Regional Species Status Assessments, July 2010)