Animalz

Acanthizidae

  • Acanthiza
  • Acanthornis
  • Aethomyias
  • Aphelocephala
  • Calamanthus
  • Gerygone
  • Hylacola
  • Origma
  • Pycnoptilus
  • Pyrrholaemus
  • Sericornis
  • Smicrornis
  • Grey Thornbill Acanthiza cinerea

    A small thornbill with grey upperparts and a white underside, active in the canopy of montane forest.

  • Grey Gerygone Gerygone igata

    A small bird endemic to New Zealand that gleans insects while hovering at the outer canopy.

  • White-browed Scrubwren Sericornis frontalis

    A small bird of forests and scrub in eastern Australia. Its white eyebrow is a useful field mark, and it searches among leaf litter for small prey.

  • Brown Thornbill Acanthiza pusilla

    The Brown Thornbill lives in shrubs and forest understory in eastern and southeastern Australia and feeds mainly on insects.

  • Golden-bellied Gerygone Gerygone sulphurea

    The Golden-bellied Gerygone is a small bird with a gray-brown back and yellow underparts. It occurs in many tree-filled places, including cities, across parts of Southeast Asia.

  • New Guinea Thornbill Acanthiza murina

    This small bird is about 10 cm long and weighs around 8 g. It lives in New Guinea moss forest in mountains above 2,150 m and searches for small invertebrates in trees.

  • Tasmanian Scrubwren Sericornis humilis

    This small bird lives in forests around Tasmania. It has an olive-brown back and pale, gray-streaked underparts, and searches for insects near the ground in moist forest.

  • Chatham Islands Gerygone Gerygone albofrontata

    This small forest bird is endemic to the Chatham Islands. It gleans small invertebrates from leaves and crevices in branches and trunks, and sometimes feeds on the ground.

  • Fairy Gerygone Gerygone palpebrosa

    The Fairy Gerygone is a small bird about 10–12 cm long. It uses humid forest, riparian woodland and mangroves, gleaning invertebrates from foliage by day.

  • Yellow-rumped Thornbill Acanthiza chrysorrhoa

    The Yellow-rumped Thornbill occurs in open woodland and grassland in eastern and southeastern Australia. Its yellow rump is distinctive, and it often feeds for insects on the ground.

  • Yellow Thornbill Acanthiza nana

    A small bird of eastern Australia, often in open woodland and shrubland. Its yellowish underside and white cheek streaks stand out as it forages among leaves.

  • Large-billed Gerygone Gerygone magnirostris

    This small bird is 10–12 cm long and uses lowland wetlands and mangroves. It is active by day and searches trees for invertebrates.