Brown Thornbill
Acanthiza pusilla(Shaw, G, 1790)
English (US) Brown Thornbill
The Brown Thornbill (Acanthiza pusilla) 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.
- Scientific name
- Acanthiza pusilla
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Brown Thornbill
- Described by
- (Shaw, G, 1790)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 6 subspecies for this species.
- Acanthiza pusilla dawsonensis
- Acanthiza pusilla pusilla
- Acanthiza pusilla samueli
- Acanthiza pusilla diemenensis
- Acanthiza pusilla magnirostris
- Acanthiza pusilla zietzi
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Motacilla Pusilla
- Described by
- (Shaw, G, 1790)
- Type locality
- New South Wales.
- Original description
- Journal of a Voyage to new South Wales with Sixty-five plates of Non-descript Animals, Birds, Lizards, Serpents, curious Cones of Trees and other Natural Productions appendix p.257,pl.
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Slaty-backed Thornbill
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Slender-billed Thornbill
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Western Thornbill
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