Brown Thornbill

Acanthiza pusilla

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Acanthizidae
Genus
Acanthiza
eBird Code
brotho1

Vocalizations

John Cull · CC0_1_0
John Cull · CC0_1_0

Subspecies (6)

  • Acanthiza pusilla dawsonensis

    northeastern Australia (Bowen to Dawson Range)

  • Acanthiza pusilla diemenensis

    Tasmania (southeastern Australia), Deal Island (northeast of Tasmania)

  • Acanthiza pusilla magnirostris

    King Island (Bass Strait, southeastern Australia)

  • Acanthiza pusilla pusilla

    southeastern Australia (southeastern Queensland to Coorong, southeastern South Australia)

  • Acanthiza pusilla samueli

    central southern Australia (Mount Lofty Range)

  • Acanthiza pusilla zietzi

    Kangaroo Island (South Australia, south-central Australia)

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.