Yellow-rumped Thornbill
Acanthiza chrysorrhoa
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 5,037
- Most observed in
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The yellow-rumped thornbill (Acanthiza chrysorrhoa) is a species of passerine bird from the genus Acanthiza. The genus was once placed in the family Pardalotidae but that family was split and it is now in the family Acanthizidae. There are four subspecies of yellow-rumped thornbill. It is a small, brownish bird with a distinctive yellow rump and thin dark bill. It inhabits savannah, scrub and forests across most of Australia and eats insects. The species engages in cooperative breeding.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Yellow-rumped thornbill”.