Gerygones, Thornbills, Scrubwrens, and Allies
Chestnut-rumped Thornbill
Acanthiza uropygialis
- Family
- Gerygones, Thornbills, Scrubwrens, and Allies (Acanthizidae)
- Order
- Passeriformes
Overview
The chestnut-rumped thornbill (Acanthiza uropygialis) is a small passerine bird in the family Acanthizidae, endemic to Australia.
Specially named for its pale-chestnut rump from mediaeval Latin uropygium, the rump.
Its other names include chestnut-tailed or chestnut-backed thornbill, tit or tit-warbler, chestnut-rumped tit or tit-warbler.
A plain, pale thornbill, with pale eyes, it is widespread throughout inland Australia, west of the Great Dividing Range to the West Australian coast but is absent in the far north and humid southwest Western Australia.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Southern Australia (Pilbara region to central Queensland, except wetter southwestern and southeastern coasts, and Tasmania).
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Chestnut-rumped thornbill
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
