Thornbills (Acanthizidae)
Slender-billed Thornbill (Acanthiza iredalei) - HBW 12, p. 607
French: Acanthize d’Iredale
German: Grunddornschnabel
Spanish: Acantiza de Iredale
Other common names: Dark/Slender/Small-billed/Small-tailed Thornbill, Slender-billed/Small-billed/Southern Thin-billed Tit; Samphire Thornbill (rosinae)
Taxonomy: Acanthiza iredalei Mathews, 1911, Lake Way, west-central Western Australia.
Possibly closest to A. reguloides, and perhaps part of a superspecies with that and A. inornata; recent analysis of mitochondrial DNA, however, suggests that present species may be closer to A. uropygialis; more study needed. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- iredalei Mathews, 1911 - patchily in W, C & SE Western Australia and SW South Australia.
- hedleyi Mathews, 1912 - deserts of SE South Australia and Little Desert of CW Victoria.
- rosinae Mathews, 1913 - coastal South Australia, fringing Gulf of St Vincent.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird moving around inside a bush, calling profusely. Locality Port Gawler, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia (ssp rosinae)
Peter Waanders 26 February 2010 2 years ago 1 min 1.5
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One of a pair in a bush.
Locality Port Gawler, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia (ssp rosinae)
Peter Waanders 26 February 2010 2 years ago 2.5
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One bird calling Locality Port Gawler, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
(ssp rosinae)
Peter Waanders 26 February 2010 2 years ago 3
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