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Boat Rock, New South Wales, May 2016
Acanthiza uropygialis

Identification

9–11 cm (3½-4¼ in)

  • Greyish-brown upperparts
  • Pale eyes

Distribution

Australia: found in the arid and semi-arid interior of southern Australia; winters to coast in west.

Taxonomy

This is generally considered a monotypic species[1] (subspecies augusta is not generally recognised)[2].

Habitat

Dense forest, gardens.

Behaviour

Diet

Their main diet consists of spiders, beetles and other insects.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2016)

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