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  • Yellow Thornbill

  • Acanthiza nana
  • Yellow Thornbill-image
  • The Yellow Thornbill is a small to medium-sized thornbill and is the most yellow of the thornbill group. It is greenish-olive on the back, with white streaking on the cheeks and ears, and has pale to bright yellow underparts. There is a rich tawny yellow tone on the chin and throat. The young birds are similar but duller.

  • Photos link
  • http://www.graemechapman.com.au/library/viewphotos.php?c=526
  • Song link
  • http://www.graemechapman.com.au/library/sounds.php?c=526&p=217
  • « Back to Catalog
  • Yellow Thornbill

  • Yellow Thornbill-image
  • The Yellow Thornbill is a small to medium-sized thornbill and is the most yellow of the thornbill group. It is greenish-olive on the back, with white streaking on the cheeks and ears, and has pale to bright yellow underparts. There is a rich tawny yellow tone on the chin and throat. The young birds are similar but duller.

  • Formerly or also known as
  • Little Thornbill
  • Scientific name
  • Acanthiza nana
  • Former scientific name
    RAOU number
  • 471
  • Size
  • 10cm
  • Period in district
  • Song group
  • Song link
  • http://www.graemechapman.com.au/library/sounds.php?c=526&p=217
  • Photos link
  • http://www.graemechapman.com.au/library/viewphotos.php?c=526
  • Description link
  • http://birdlife.org.au/bird-profile/yellow-thornbill