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Acanthiza katherina

Photo by Megan Perkins
Location: Mt Lewis, QLD, Australia

[edit] Identification

[edit] Distribution

Wet Tropics region of NE Queensland, Australia.

[edit] Taxonomy

The Mountain Thornbill was earlier regarded as a subspecies of the Brown Thornbill, but then distinguished as a separate species in 1969. The most tangible difference between the two species is the distinctive white eyes of the Mountain Thornbill.

[edit] Habitat

Upland rainforests.

[edit] Behaviour

It builds a compact dome shaped nest from fine grasses and fibres and decorated with mosses and lichens on the outside.

[edit] External Links

• View more images of this species on the ABID