Grey Thornbill
Acanthiza cinerea(Salvadori, AT, 1876)
English (US) Gray Thornbill
UK name: Grey Thornbill
The Grey Thornbill (Acanthiza cinerea) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Acanthizidae (Gerygones, Thornbills, Scrubwrens, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: Arfak Mountains to southeastern ranges of New GuineaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Acanthiza cinerea
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Gray Thornbill
- English (UK)
- Grey Thornbill
- Described by
- (Salvadori, AT, 1876)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Gerygone? cinerea
- Described by
- (Salvadori, AT, 1876)
- Type locality
- Hatam, Arfak Mountains.
- Original description
- Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova 7(1875) p.958
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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