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Yellow Thornbill
Acanthiza nana
Yellow Thornbill (Acanthiza nana) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Australia & Oceania.
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The Yellow Thornbill (Acanthiza nana) is a member of the Acanthizidae family found in Australia & Oceania. Adults weigh 6.2 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Acanthizidae Australasian Warblers
- Genus Acanthiza
- Species nana
Quick facts
- Weight
- 6.2 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Acanthizidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Yellow Thornbill is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open scrub and shrubland, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Yellow Thornbill is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Yellow Thornbill (Acanthiza nana) belongs to the Acanthizidae family of the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across Australia & Oceania. Its distribution covers AU e Australia.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 6.2 g, with a wing length of about 4.9 cm and a tail of around 3.7 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 2 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Yellow Thornbill?
The Yellow Thornbill is a very small bird that weighs around 6.2 g.
Where does the Yellow Thornbill live?
The Yellow Thornbill is found across Australia & Oceania with a range covering AU e Australia, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Yellow Thornbill belong to?
The Yellow Thornbill (Acanthiza nana) belongs to the Acanthizidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Yellow Thornbill eat?
The Yellow Thornbill is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Yellow Thornbill migrate?
The Yellow Thornbill is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Yellow Thornbill endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Yellow Thornbill make?
1 real field recording of the Yellow Thornbill — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Yellow Thornbill's range?
The Yellow Thornbill has a mapped global range of about 2 million km².
Conservation
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