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Brown Thornbill

Acanthiza pusilla (Shaw, 1790)

The Brown Thornbill (Acanthiza pusilla) is a passerine bird usually found in eastern and south-eastern Australia, including Tasmania. It can grow up to 10 cm long, and feeds on insects. [1] Source: Wikipedia




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Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Acanthizidae
Genus:
  Acanthiza

Scientific:
  Acanthiza pusilla

Citation:
  (Shaw, 1790)

Reference:
  J.voy.NewS.Wales[White] p.257,pl.

Protonym:
  Motacilla Pusilla

Avibase ID:
  8F6C8E9EC201F6D5

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/8F6C8E9E

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 558381

Geographic range:

  • Acanthiza pusilla [pusilla or samueli]: E Australia (se Queensland to s Victoria and se South Australia)
  • Acanthiza pusilla dawsonensis: E Queensland (Bowen to Dawes Range)
  • Acanthiza pusilla magnirostris: King I. (Bass Strait). Probably extinct?
  • Acanthiza pusilla zietzi: Kangaroo I. (South Australia)
  • Acanthiza pusilla diemenensis: Tasmania and Deal I. (Bass Strait)
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Brown Thornbill
Czech:
střízlíkovec rudooký
German:
Roststirn-Dornschnabel
Danish:
Brun Mejsesanger
Spanish:
Acantiza Parda
Finnish:
kaneliperämaluri
French:
Acanthize mignon
Italian:
Beccospino bruno
Japanese:
chairotogehashimushikui
Japanese:
チャイロトゲハシムシクイ
Dutch:
Bruine Doornsnavel
Norwegian:
Bruntornsmett
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Bruntornsmett
Polish:
buszówka brazowa
Portuguese:
Acantiza-castanho
Russian:
Рыжелобая шипоклювка
Slovak:
ostrozobka hrdzavočelá
Swedish:
rostpannad taggnäbb
Ukrainian:
Шиподзьоб бурий
Chinese:
褐刺嘴莺

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Brown Thornbill ( Acanthiza pusilla) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Brown Thornbill ( Acanthiza pusilla) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
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Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds:
Brown Thornbill ( Acanthiza pusilla) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Acanthize mignon ( Acanthiza pusilla) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Acanthize mignon ( Acanthiza pusilla) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
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Clements 3rd edition:
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Clements 4th edition:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 2019:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Brown Thornbill ( Acanthiza pusilla) [version 1]
James Lee Peters:
Acanthiza pusilla [version 1]
James Lee Peters (original):
Acanthiza pusilla [version 1]
James Lee Peters (2nd edition):
Acanthiza pusilla [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Brown Thornbill ( Acanthiza pusilla)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Brown Thornbill ( Acanthiza pusilla)
Sibley and Monroe 2nd edition (1996):
Brown Thornbill ( Acanthiza pusilla)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Acanthiza pusilla [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Acanthiza pusilla [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Acanthiza [pusilla or apicalis] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Catalan: acantiça de front vermell
Czech: Strízlíkovec malinký, střízlíkovec rudooký
Danish: Brun Mejsesanger, Brunpandet Mejsesanger, Skælpandet Mejsesanger
German: Roststirn-Dornschnabel, Rotstirn-Dornschnabel
English: Brown Thornbill
English (IOC): Brown Thornbill
Spanish: Acantiza Parda, Acanzisa Castaña
Spanish (Spain): Acantiza Parda
Spanish (HBW): Brown Thornbill
Finnish: Kaneliperämaluri
French: Acanthiza à croupion roux, Acanthize mignon
Hungarian: barna ausztrálposzáta
Italian: Becco a spina bruno, Beccospino bruno
Japanese: chabitaitogehashimushikui, chairotogehashimushikui
Japanese: チャイロトゲハシムシクイ, チャビタイトゲハシムシクイ
Scientific: Acanthiza pusilla, Acanthiza pusilla pusilla, Motacilla Pusilla
Lithuanian: Rudasis spygliasnapis
Dutch: Bruine Doornsnavel
Norwegian Nynorsk: Bruntornsmett
Norwegian: Bruntornsmett
Polish: buszówka brazowa, buszówka brązowa, Buszówka rudosterna
Portuguese: Acantiza-castanho
Russian: Рыжелобая шипоклювка
Slovak: Ostrozobka hrdzavočelá
Swedish: Brun taggnäbb, rostpannad taggnäbb
Ukrainian: Шиподзьоб бурий
Chinese: 褐刺嘴莺
Chinese (Traditional): 褐色刺嘴鶯

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