Mountain Thornbill
Acanthiza katherinaDe Vis, CW, 1905
English (US) Mountain Thornbill
The Mountain Thornbill (Acanthiza katherina) 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: northeastern Australia (uplands of Wet Tropics region)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Acanthiza katherina
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable
- English (US)
- Mountain Thornbill
- Described by
- De Vis, CW, 1905
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- De Vis, CW, 1905
- Type locality
- Bellenden Ker Range, northern Queensland.
- Original description
- Annals of the Queensland Museum 6 p.43
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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