Thornbills (Acanthizidae)
Yellow Thornbill (Acanthiza nana) - HBW 12, p. 608
French: Acanthize nain
German: Gelbbauch-Dornschnabel
Spanish: Acantiza Enana
Other common names: Little/Yellow-breasted Thornbill, Little/Mathew’s/Yellow Tit, Yellow-breasted Tomtit
Taxonomy: Acanthiza nana Vigors and Horsfield, 1827, Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia.
Nominate race and modesta intergrade; in addition latter race varies clinally, generally becoming paler from S to N. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- flava H. L. White, 1922 - NE Queensland (Atherton and Evelyn uplands), in NE Australia.
- modesta De Vis, 1905 - SE Queensland S inland (W of Great Dividing Range) to SE South Australia and Victoria.
- nana Vigors & Horsfield, 1827 - coastal and subcoastal SE Australia (extreme SE Queensland S to SE New South Wales).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird foraging for insects Locality Helidon, Queensland, Australia
steve dillinger 30 November 2007 2 years ago 20 sec 3.8 -
Calling. Locality Lake Tabourie, New South Wales, Australia
Stephen Wallace 16 October 2011 31 weeks ago 24 sec 3.3 -
A bird moving fast in trees. Locality Chiltern-Mount Pilot National Park, Chiltern, Victoria, Australia (ssp modesta)
Josep del Hoyo 25 October 2009 2 years ago 19 sec 3
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Perched
Locality South Durras, New South Wales, Australia
Lindsay Hansch 25 May 2007 1 year ago 3.6 -
Single bird perched in tree
Locality Terrick Terrick National Park, Victoria, Australia (ssp modesta)
Mat Gilfedder 16 January 2009 2 years ago 3
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