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Yellow Thornbill
Acanthiza nana Vigors, NA; Horsfield, T 1827
The yellow thornbill, formerly known as the little thornbill, is a tiny passerine bird endemic to the eastern coast of Australia. While currently listed as Least Concern by the IUCN, the general consensus is that the population is decreasing. Source: Wikipedia
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Passeriformes
Family:
Acanthizidae
Genus:
Acanthiza
Scientific:
Acanthiza nana
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Acanthizidae
Genus:
Acanthiza
Scientific:
Acanthiza nana
Original description
Citation:
Vigors, NA; Horsfield, T 1827
Reference:
Trans. Linn. Soc. London
(1), 15(1826) p.226
Protonym:
Acanthiza nana
Type locality:
Sydney, New South Wales.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/778475
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
D6D77AFA8F88D1EE
Avibase ID:
avibase-D6D77AFA
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/D6D77AFA
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 558380
Geographic range:
- Acanthiza nana nana: Coastal se Australia (Moreton Bay, Queensland, to Eden, NSW)
- Acanthiza nana flava: NE Queensland (Atherton Tableland to Paluma Range)
- Acanthiza nana modesta: Central and e Queensland to s Victoria and se South Australia
Source: Clements checklist
Yellow Thornbill
Catalan:
acantiça daurada
Czech:
střízlíkovec žlutý
Danish:
Gulbuget Mejsesanger
German:
Gelbbauch-Dornschnabel
Spanish:
Acantiza Enana
Spanish (Spain):
Acantiza Enana
Finnish:
keltavatsamaluri
French:
Acanthize nain
Croatian:
žuta trnokljunka
Hungarian:
sárga ausztrálposzáta
Italian:
Beccospino giallo
Japanese (romaji):
himetogehashimushikui
Japanese:
ヒメトゲハシムシクイ
Lithuanian:
Geltonasis spygliasnapis
Dutch:
Gele Doornsnavel
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Gultornsmett
Norwegian:
Gultornsmett
Polish:
buszówka żółtobrzucha
Portuguese:
acantiza-amarela
Portuguese (Portugal):
acantiza-amarela
Russian:
Жёлтая шипоклювка
Slovak:
ostrozobka žltobruchá
Serbian:
Žuta trnokljunka
Swedish:
gul taggnäbb
Ukrainian:
Шиподзьоб малий
Chinese:
小刺嘴莺
Chinese (Traditional):
黃小刺嘴鶯
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds: Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Acanthize nain ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Acanthize nain ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| Clements 1st edition: Little Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| Clements 3rd edition: Little Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Little Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Little Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Little Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Acanthiza nana [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Acanthiza nana [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Acanthiza nana [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Acanthiza nana [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Acanthiza nana [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Catalan: acantiça daurada
Czech: Strízlíkovec drobný, střízlíkovec žlutý
Danish: Gulbuget Mejsesanger
German: Gelbbauch-Dornschnabel
English: Little Thornbill, Yellow Thornbill
English, HBW: Yellow Thornbill
English (IOC): Yellow Thornbill
English (United States): Yellow Thornbill
Spanish: Acantiza Enana, Acanzisa Chica
Spanish (Spain): Acantiza Enana
Spanish (HBW): Yellow Thornbill
Finnish: Keltavatsamaluri
French: Acanthiza jaune, Acanthize nain
Croatian: žuta trnokljunka
Hungarian: sárga ausztrálposzáta
Italian: Becco a spina nano, Beccospino giallo
Japanese (romaji): himetogehashimushikui
Japanese: ヒメトゲハシムシクイ
Scientific: Acanthiza nana, Acanthiza nana nana
Lithuanian: Geltonasis spygliasnapis
Dutch: Gele Doornsnavel
Norwegian Nynorsk: Gultornsmett
Norwegian: Gultornsmett
Polish: buszówka zóltobrzucha, buszówka żółtobrzucha
Portuguese: acantiza-amarela
Portuguese (Portugal): acantiza-amarela
Russian: Жёлтая шипоклювка, Малая шипоклювка
Slovak: Ostrozobka žltobruchá
Serbian: Žuta trnokljunka
Swedish: Gul taggnäbb
Turkish: Sarı dikengaga
Ukrainian: Шиподзьоб малий
Chinese: 小刺嘴莺
Chinese (Traditional): 黃小刺嘴鶯
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