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Acanthiza
''Acanthiza'' is a genus of passeriform birds, most endemic to Australia, but with two species (''A. murina'' and ''A. cinerea'') restricted to New Guinea. These birds are commonly known as thornbills. They are not closely related to species in the hummingbird genera '' Chalcostigma'' and '' Ramphomicron'', which are also called thornbills. They are found primarily in Australia and have a thin long beak. Colloquially the thornbill is sometimes referred to as a “tit” by locals, but in reality the Australian continent lacks any true tits, albeit ''Acanthiza'' species do show some similarities with tits in their behavior. They have a similar role as small insect-eating birds with titmice and kinglets. Like tits, Thornbills live in small groups foraging amidst trees and shrubs, and feed in a similar manner. Cooperative breeding is recorded from most species except the brown and Tasmanian thornbills. The habitat preferences of the group vary from dense forest to open saltbush ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inland Thornbill
The inland thornbill (''Acanthiza apicalis'') was originally described by English ornithologist John Gould in '' The Birds of Australia.'' Inland thornbills are within the order passerines. The inland thornbill belongs to the genus '' Acanthiza,'' which now has three more species than the eleven outlined by Gould in The Birds of Australia. The ''Noongar'' people of southwestern Western Australia call ''A. apicalis'' "Djoobi-Djoolbang". The inland thornbill is also known as the broad-tail thornbill and presently contains several subspecies that were once considered independent species. The word ''apicalis'' comes from the Latin for 'tipped'. Taxonomy and evolution Early classification of the ''Acanthiza'', or thornbill genus, was inconsistent with the currently accepted taxonomy. Historically, researchers recognised 10 -17 species in 1 – 3 genera. Separate traditional species of Thornbill have now been more accurately classified as subspecies than discrete species; howeve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yellow Thornbill
The yellow thornbill (''Acanthiza nana''), formerly known as the little thornbill, is a tiny passerine bird endemic to the eastern coast of Australia. While currently listed as Least Concern by the IUCN, the general consensus is that the population is decreasing. Taxonomy ''Acanthiza nana'' was named by Irish zoologist N. A. Vigors and American naturalist Dr Thomas Horsfield in 1827, with the bird noted in the Sydney Cove area. However, the earliest field notes with type description record the yellow thornbill in 1803, with records sent at the time to the Linnaean Society of London. The generic name ''Acanthiza'' derives from Ancient Greek ''akantheōn'' 'thorn-brake' and ''zaō'' 'live, inhabit'. The specific epithet ''nana'' is Latin for a 'female dwarf'. The yellow thornbill is one of 13 currently recognised species of thornbill within the genus ''Acanthiza''. There are five species groups recognised within this genus, with the yellow thornbill (''Acanthiza nana'') most cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brown Thornbill
The brown thornbill (''Acanthiza pusilla'') is a passerine bird usually found in eastern and south-eastern Australia, including Tasmania. It can grow up to long, and feeds on insects. It is brown, grey and white. The species has five subspecies. Taxonomy The brown thornbill is a member of the order Passeriformes, the family Acanthizidae, and the genus ''Acanthiza''. It also has five subspecies: ''Acanthiza pusilla pusilla'', ''A. p. diemenensis'', ''A. p. zietzi'', ''A. p. archibaldi'', and ''A. p. dawsonensis''. The species was first described by George Shaw in 1790. The nominate subspecies ''A. p. pusilla'' was described by Shaw in 1790 and the subspecies ''A. p. diemenensis'' was first described by John Gould in 1838. ''A. p. zietzi'' was described by Alfred John North in 1904, ''A. p. dawsonensis'' was described by Archibald George Campbell in 1922, and ''A. p. archibaldi'' was described by Gregory Mathews in 1910. The generic name ''Acanthiza'' derives from Ancient Gree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chestnut-rumped Thornbill
The chestnut-rumped thornbill (''Acanthiza uropygialis'') is a small passerine bird in the family Acanthizidae, endemic to Australia. Specially named for its pale-chestnut rump from mediaeval Latin ''uropygium'', the rump.Higgins, P. J., & Peter, J. M. (Eds.). (2002). ''Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds'' (Vol. 6, pp. 468-478). Melbourne: Oxford University Press. Its other names include chestnut-tailed or chestnut-backed thornbill, tit or tit-warbler, chestnut-rumped tit or tit-warbler. A plain, pale thornbill, with pale eyes, it is widespread throughout inland Australia, west of the Great Dividing Range to the West Australian coast but is absent in the far north and humid southwest Western Australia.Pizzey, G., & Knight, F. (2012). ''The field guide to the birds of Australia'' (S. Pizzey Ed. 9 ed.). Sydney: Harper Collins. It is a cooperative breeder like some of the other thornbills Nicholls, J. A., Double, M. C., Rowell, D. M., & Magrath, R. D. (2000). Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tasmanian Thornbill
Tasmanian thornbill (''Acanthiza ewingii'') is a small bushland member of the Acanthizidae (Australian warbler) family, endemic to Tasmania and the Bass Strait Islands. It is a common bird in these regions and is often found occupying the colder, wetter portions of them. The brown thornbill (''Acanthiza pusilla'') will typically occupy the correspondingly drier portions of habitat."The Endemic Birds of Tasmania." Thomas, D.G. 1972. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 8 December 2006. Accessed: 18 July 2007. URL/ref> Description The Tasmanian thornbill is olive-brown above, darkening toward the back and tail, and can exhibit a patch of reddish-brown colouration on the forehead. The wings are dark grey with olive-brown edge lining. Grey on light grey scalloping is present from the chin to breast, with similar scalloping occurring on the sides of the head. The bill, feet, and legs are all dark grey and the eyes are distinctly large and dark, with red irises. It's long, thin, thorn-s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yellow-rumped Thornbill
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. Taxonomy The yellow-rumped thornbill was described as ''Saxicola chrysorrhoa'' by the French naturalists Jean René Constant Quoy and Joseph Paul Gaimard in 1830, from a specimen collected in King George Sound.Quoy, J.R.C. & Gaimard, J.P. in Dumont-d'Urville, J. (1830). ''Voyage de découvertes de l'Astrolabe exécuté par ordre du Roi, pendant les anneés 1826-1827-1828-1829, sous le commandement de M.J. Dumont-d'Urville''. ''Zoologie''. Paris: J. Tastu Vol. 1 i p197 The specific epithet der ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buff-rumped Thornbill
The buff-rumped thornbill (''Acanthiza reguloides'') is a species of thornbill found in open forest land in eastern Australia, specifically from south of Chinchilla, Queensland and east of Cobar, New South Wales, across Victoria and southeastern South Australia, in an area of about . The buff-rumped thornbill is found in temperate or subtropical/tropical moist environments living and feeding amidst the foliage or on the ground.Wildlif''Buff-rumped Thornbill Acanthiza reguloides reguloides'' retrieved June 18, 2007 However, they are known to prefer nesting sites one to two metres above ground level, particularly amongst the bark of trees. Of a similar size to other thornbills, 8–10 cm long, the buff-rumped thornbill is identifiable by its "buff-coloured rump and belly" and white irides in its eyes. Since 1926 the buff-rumped thornbill and the varied thornbill (''A. squamata'') have been combined as a single species, despite considerable differences between extreme examples ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slender-billed Thornbill
The slender-billed thornbill (''Acanthiza iredalei'') is a small bird native to Australia. It includes three sub-species: * ''A. i. hedleyi'' * ''A. i. iredalei'' * ''A. i. rosinae'' This thornbill can be found in shrublands and salt marshes, typically those around salt lakes or low heath on sand plains. It eats mostly insects and spiders captured in the shrubs of its habitat. It rarely feeds on the ground, preferring instead the higher elevations of shrubs and trees. The slender-billed thornbill is rarely observed alone. They are usually seen in flocks of approximately eight birds or in pairs. Thornbill nests are small and built in low shrubs. They are constructed of grass, bark, cobwebs, and other shrubland debris. Females lay up to three eggs during the breeding season, which runs from July until November. Description The thornbill ranges from 9 to 10 centimeters in length. The colour of its back ranges from olive-grey to a darker olive-brown. The base of its tail is olive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Thornbill
The western thornbill (''Acanthiza inornata'') is a species of bird in the family Acanthizidae. It is endemic to southwestern Australia. Its natural habitat In ecology, the term habitat summarises the array of resources, physical and biotic factors that are present in an area, such as to support the survival and reproduction of a particular species. A species habitat can be seen as the physical ... is Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation. References western thornbill Endemic birds of Southwest Australia western thornbill Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Acanthizidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Guinea Thornbill
The New Guinea thornbill or Papuan thornbill (''Acanthiza murina'') is a species of bird in the family Acanthizidae. It is found in the New Guinea Highlands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine climate in these regions strongly affects the ecosystem because temperatures fall as elevation increases, causing the ecosystem to stratify. This stratification is a crucial ...s. References New Guinea thornbill Birds of New Guinea New Guinea thornbill Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Acanthizidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mountain Thornbill
The mountain thornbill (''Acanthiza katherina'') is a species of bird in the family Acanthizidae. It is endemic to Australia. Its natural habitat In ecology, the term habitat summarises the array of resources, physical and biotic factors that are present in an area, such as to support the survival and reproduction of a particular species. A species habitat can be seen as the physical ... is tropical rainforest on the Atherton Tableland in north-east Queensland. References mountain thornbill Birds of Cape York Peninsula Endemic birds of Australia mountain thornbill Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Acanthizidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oceania
Oceania (, , ) is a geographical region that includes Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. Spanning the Eastern and Western hemispheres, Oceania is estimated to have a land area of and a population of around 44.5 million as of 2021. When compared with (and sometimes described as being one of) the continents, the region of Oceania is the smallest in land area and the second least populated after Antarctica. Its major population centres are Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Auckland, Adelaide, Honolulu, and Christchurch. Oceania has a diverse mix of economies from the highly developed and globally competitive financial markets of Australia, French Polynesia, Hawaii, New Caledonia, and New Zealand, which rank high in quality of life and Human Development Index, to the much less developed economies of Kiribati, Papua New Guinea, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, and Western New Guinea, while also including medium-sized economies of Pacific islands such as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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