Family

Acanthizidae

Description

Pale chestnut rump, upperparts greyish mouse-brown, underpart whitish and unstreaked, forehead tinged buff and finely scalloped paler.

Habits

Diurnal,

Habitat

Shrubland Grassland, Southern Northern Territory.Arid environments

Breeding

July to December, 3 eggs, fleshy white with reddish brown markings, Not only parents but other member of group will assist in feeding and rearing of young.

Diet

Carnivore Insectivore.

Details

Common Name: Chestnut-rumped Thornbill Scientific Name: Acanthiza uropygialis
Sub Order: Unavailable Order: Passeriformes
Class: Aves Category: Endemic
Status: Least Concern Size: 100 - 115 mm

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