Acanthizidae

Acanthiza lineata Photo by Patrick Kavanagh (Flickr) Common name:striated thornbill (en); acantiza-estriado (pt); acanthize ridé (fr); acantiza estriada (es); Stricheldornschnabel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily AcanthizidaeRange:This species is endemic to south-eastern Australia, being found from south-eastern Queensland down to Victoria and westwards into south-eastern South Australia.Size:These birds are 9-11 cm long and weigh 7 g.Habitat:The striated thornbill is…

Sericornis frontalis Photo by Neil Fifer (Bird Forum) Common name:white-browed scrubwren (en); acantiza-do-mato-de-sobrancelha (pt); séricorne à sourcils blancs (fr); sericornis de cejas blancas (es); weißbrauen-sericornis (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily AcanthizidaeRange:This species is endemic to Australia, being found from northern Queensland south to Victoria, through southern South Australia and into southern and south-western Western Australia.Size:These birds are 10,5-15…

Sericornis humilis Photo by J.J. Harrison (Wikipedia) Common name:Tasmanian scrubwren (en); acantiza-do-mato-castanha (pt); séricorne brun (fr); sedosito pardo (es); Tasmansericornis (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily AcanthizidaeRange:This species is endemic to Tasmania, King Island and other offshore islands in the Tasmanian region.Size:These birds are 12-15 cm long and weigh about 18 g.Habitat:The Tasmanian scrubwren is mostly found in dense…

Dasyornis brachypterus Photo by David Cook (Flickr) Common name:eastern bristlebird (en); acantiza-de-cerdas-oriental (pt); dasyorne brun (fr); picocerdas oriental (es); braunkopf-lackvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily AcanthizidaeRange:This species is endemic to the eastern coast of Autralia, being found from south-eastern Queensland to eastern Victoria.Size:These birds are 18-21 cm long and weigh 33-51 g.Habitat:The eastern bristle bird is mostly found…