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Yellow-rumped Thornbill

Acanthiza chrysorrhoa

Photo by RachaelB
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Field Notes

Description:

It has a striking yellow rump. It is mainly grey-olive to grey-brown above to cream below, with a white-spotted black crown and a dark eye stripe. The tail is black, with white tips.

Notes:

This bird has the dark eye stripe of the Yellow-rumped Thornbill, but in this photo looks like it has a very yellow underbelly like that of the Yellow Thornbill. I'm leaning towards the Yellow-rumped though. Any thoughts?

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Comments (2)

Good observation Daniele - thanks!
H Rachel! I think I can seen another distinguishing feature of the Yellow-rumped one, which is the spotted forehead.

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PublishedOctober 13, 2013

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