Slaty-backed Thornbill
Acanthiza robustirostrisMilligan, AW, 1903
English (US) Slaty-backed Thornbill
The Slaty-backed Thornbill (Acanthiza robustirostris) 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: central Australia (central Western Australian coast to southern Northern Territory and northern South Australia, and central Queensland)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Acanthiza robustirostris
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Slaty-backed Thornbill
- Described by
- Milligan, AW, 1903
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Milligan, AW, 1903
- Type locality
- Day Dawn, midwestern Australia.
- Original description
- The Emu 3 p.71
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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