Bird group

Thornbills and Allies

65 species in this group — each with its conservation status, population estimate and a short description.

Atherton Scrubwren
Sericornis keri
Vulnerable≈ Unknown

The Atherton Scrubwren is a small understorey insectivore of dense forest, scrub, or montane thickets in northeastern Queensland. It is…

Banded Whiteface
Aphelocephala nigricincta
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Banded Whiteface is a small active insectivore of heath, woodland, shrubland, or dry country in arid inland Australia. It is usually…

Biak Gerygone
Gerygone hypoxantha
Near Threatened≈ Unknown

The Biak Gerygone is a small canopy and edge insectivore that gleans leaves and twigs with quick, delicate movements in Biak and nearby…

Bicolored Mouse-Warbler
Aethomyias nigrorufus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Bicolored Mouse-Warbler is a small understorey insectivore of dense forest, scrub, or montane thickets in New Guinea highlands. It is…

Brown Gerygone
Gerygone mouki
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Brown Gerygone is a small canopy and edge insectivore that gleans leaves and twigs with quick, delicate movements in eastern Australia.…

Brown Thornbill
Acanthiza pusilla
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Brown Thornbill is a small active insectivore of heath, woodland, shrubland, or dry country in southeastern Australia and Tasmania. It…

Brown-breasted Gerygone
Gerygone ruficollis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Brown-breasted Gerygone is a small canopy and edge insectivore that gleans leaves and twigs with quick, delicate movements in New…

Buff-faced Scrubwren
Aethomyias perspicillatus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Buff-faced Scrubwren is a small understorey insectivore of dense forest, scrub, or montane thickets in New Guinea highlands. It is…

Buff-rumped Thornbill
Acanthiza reguloides
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Buff-rumped Thornbill is a small active insectivore of heath, woodland, shrubland, or dry country in southeastern Australia and…

Chatham Islands Gerygone
Gerygone albofrontata
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Chatham Islands Gerygone is a small canopy and edge insectivore that gleans leaves and twigs with quick, delicate movements in Chatham…

Chestnut-breasted Whiteface
Aphelocephala pectoralis
Near Threatened≈ Unknown

The Chestnut-breasted Whiteface is a small active insectivore of heath, woodland, shrubland, or dry country in arid inland Australia. It is…

Chestnut-rumped Heathwren
Hylacola pyrrhopygia
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Chestnut-rumped Heathwren is a small active insectivore of heath, woodland, shrubland, or dry country in southeastern Australia and…

Chestnut-rumped Thornbill
Acanthiza uropygialis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Chestnut-rumped Thornbill is a small active insectivore of heath, woodland, shrubland, or dry country in arid inland Australia. It is…

Dusky Gerygone
Gerygone tenebrosa
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Dusky Gerygone is a small canopy and edge insectivore that gleans leaves and twigs with quick, delicate movements in New Guinea. It is…

Fairy Gerygone
Gerygone palpebrosa
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Fairy Gerygone is a small canopy and edge insectivore that gleans leaves and twigs with quick, delicate movements in New Guinea. It is…

Fan-tailed Gerygone
Gerygone flavolateralis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Fan-tailed Gerygone is a small canopy and edge insectivore that gleans leaves and twigs with quick, delicate movements in New…

Fernwren
Oreoscopus gutturalis
Endangered≈ Unknown

The Fernwren is a small Australasian insectivore that searches foliage, bark, and low cover for tiny arthropods in northeastern Queensland.…

Golden-bellied Gerygone
Gerygone sulphurea
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Golden-bellied Gerygone is a small canopy and edge insectivore that gleans leaves and twigs with quick, delicate movements in Sulawesi.…

Goldenface
Pachycare flavogriseum
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Goldenface is a small Australasian insectivore that searches foliage, bark, and low cover for tiny arthropods in New Guinea. It is…

Gray Gerygone
Gerygone igata
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Gray Gerygone is a small canopy and edge insectivore that gleans leaves and twigs with quick, delicate movements in New Zealand. It is…

Gray Thornbill
Acanthiza cinerea
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Gray Thornbill is a small active insectivore of heath, woodland, shrubland, or dry country in New Guinea. It is usually resident, using…

Gray-green Scrubwren
Aethomyias arfakianus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Gray-green Scrubwren is a small understorey insectivore of dense forest, scrub, or montane thickets in New Guinea highlands. It is…

Green-backed Gerygone
Gerygone chloronota
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Green-backed Gerygone is a small canopy and edge insectivore that gleans leaves and twigs with quick, delicate movements in New Guinea.…

Inland Thornbill
Acanthiza apicalis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Inland Thornbill is a small active insectivore of heath, woodland, shrubland, or dry country in Australia. It is usually resident,…

Large Scrubwren
Sericornis nouhuysi
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Large Scrubwren is a small understorey insectivore of dense forest, scrub, or montane thickets in New Guinea highlands. It is usually…

Large-billed Gerygone
Gerygone magnirostris
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Large-billed Gerygone is a small canopy and edge insectivore that gleans leaves and twigs with quick, delicate movements in New Guinea.…

Large-billed Scrubwren
Sericornis magnirostra
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Large-billed Scrubwren is a small understorey insectivore of dense forest, scrub, or montane thickets in eastern Australia. It is…

Mangrove Gerygone
Gerygone levigaster
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Mangrove Gerygone is a small canopy and edge insectivore that gleans leaves and twigs with quick, delicate movements in northern…

Mountain Mouse-Warbler
Origma robusta
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Mountain Mouse-Warbler is a small understorey insectivore of dense forest, scrub, or montane thickets in New Guinea highlands. It is…

Mountain Thornbill
Acanthiza katherina
Vulnerable≈ Unknown

The Mountain Thornbill is a small active insectivore of heath, woodland, shrubland, or dry country in northeastern Queensland. It is…

Norfolk Island Gerygone
Gerygone modesta
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Norfolk Island Gerygone is a small canopy and edge insectivore that gleans leaves and twigs with quick, delicate movements in Norfolk…

Pale-billed Scrubwren
Aethomyias spilodera
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Pale-billed Scrubwren is a small understorey insectivore of dense forest, scrub, or montane thickets in New Guinea. It is usually…

Papuan Scrubwren
Aethomyias papuensis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Papuan Scrubwren is a small understorey insectivore of dense forest, scrub, or montane thickets in New Guinea highlands. It is usually…

Papuan Thornbill
Acanthiza murina
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Papuan Thornbill is a small active insectivore of heath, woodland, shrubland, or dry country in New Guinea. It is usually resident,…

Pilotbird
Pycnoptilus floccosus
Vulnerable≈ Unknown

The Pilotbird is a small Australasian insectivore that searches foliage, bark, and low cover for tiny arthropods in southeastern Australia…

Plain Gerygone
Gerygone inornata
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Plain Gerygone is a small canopy and edge insectivore that gleans leaves and twigs with quick, delicate movements in Lesser Sunda…

Redthroat
Pyrrholaemus brunneus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Redthroat is a small Australasian insectivore that searches foliage, bark, and low cover for tiny arthropods in arid inland Australia.…

Rennell Gerygone
Gerygone citrina
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Rennell Gerygone is a small canopy and edge insectivore that gleans leaves and twigs with quick, delicate movements in Rennell Island.…

Rockwarbler
Origma solitaria
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Rockwarbler is a small Australasian insectivore that searches foliage, bark, and low cover for tiny arthropods in southeastern…

Rufous Fieldwren
Calamanthus campestris
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Rufous Fieldwren is a small active insectivore of heath, woodland, shrubland, or dry country in western Australia. It is usually…

Rufous-sided Gerygone
Gerygone dorsalis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Rufous-sided Gerygone is a small canopy and edge insectivore that gleans leaves and twigs with quick, delicate movements in New Guinea.…

Rusty Mouse-Warbler
Origma murina
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Rusty Mouse-Warbler is a small understorey insectivore of dense forest, scrub, or montane thickets in New Guinea. It is usually…

Scrubtit
Acanthornis magna
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Scrubtit is a small Australasian insectivore that searches foliage, bark, and low cover for tiny arthropods in Tasmania. It is usually…

Shy Heathwren
Hylacola cauta
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Shy Heathwren is a small active insectivore of heath, woodland, shrubland, or dry country in southern Australia. It is usually…

Slaty-backed Thornbill
Acanthiza robustirostris
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Slaty-backed Thornbill is a small active insectivore of heath, woodland, shrubland, or dry country in western Australia. It is usually…

Slender-billed Thornbill
Acanthiza iredalei
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Slender-billed Thornbill is a small active insectivore of heath, woodland, shrubland, or dry country in southern Australia. It is…

Southern Whiteface
Aphelocephala leucopsis
Vulnerable≈ Unknown

The Southern Whiteface is a small active insectivore of heath, woodland, shrubland, or dry country in southern Australia. It is usually…

Speckled Warbler
Pyrrholaemus sagittatus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Speckled Warbler is a small Australasian insectivore that searches foliage, bark, and low cover for tiny arthropods in eastern…

Spotted Scrubwren
Sericornis maculatus
Not Evaluated≈ Unknown

The Spotted Scrubwren is a small understorey insectivore of dense forest, scrub, or montane thickets in southern Australia. It is usually…

Striated Fieldwren
Calamanthus fuliginosus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Striated Fieldwren is a small active insectivore of heath, woodland, shrubland, or dry country in southeastern Australia and Tasmania.…

Striated Thornbill
Acanthiza lineata
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Striated Thornbill is a small active insectivore of heath, woodland, shrubland, or dry country in eastern Australia. It is usually…

Tasmanian Scrubwren
Sericornis humilis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Tasmanian Scrubwren is a small understorey insectivore of dense forest, scrub, or montane thickets in Tasmania. It is usually resident,…

Tasmanian Thornbill
Acanthiza ewingii
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Tasmanian Thornbill is a small active insectivore of heath, woodland, shrubland, or dry country in Tasmania. It is usually resident,…

Tropical Scrubwren
Sericornis beccarii
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Tropical Scrubwren is a small understorey insectivore of dense forest, scrub, or montane thickets in Cape York Peninsula. It is usually…

Vogelkop Scrubwren
Aethomyias rufescens
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Vogelkop Scrubwren is a small understorey insectivore of dense forest, scrub, or montane thickets in New Guinea highlands. It is…

Weebill
Smicrornis brevirostris
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Weebill is a small Australasian insectivore that searches foliage, bark, and low cover for tiny arthropods in Australia. It is usually…

Western Fieldwren
Calamanthus montanellus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Western Fieldwren is a small active insectivore of heath, woodland, shrubland, or dry country in western Australia. It is usually…

Western Gerygone
Gerygone fusca
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Western Gerygone is a small canopy and edge insectivore that gleans leaves and twigs with quick, delicate movements in Australia. It is…

Western Thornbill
Acanthiza inornata
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Western Thornbill is a small active insectivore of heath, woodland, shrubland, or dry country in southwestern Australia. It is usually…

White-browed Scrubwren
Sericornis frontalis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The White-browed Scrubwren is a small understorey insectivore of dense forest, scrub, or montane thickets in southeastern Australia and…

White-throated Gerygone
Gerygone olivacea
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The White-throated Gerygone is a small canopy and edge insectivore that gleans leaves and twigs with quick, delicate movements in northern…

Yellow Thornbill
Acanthiza nana
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Yellow Thornbill is a small active insectivore of heath, woodland, shrubland, or dry country in eastern Australia. It is usually…

Yellow-bellied Gerygone
Gerygone chrysogaster
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Yellow-bellied Gerygone is a small canopy and edge insectivore that gleans leaves and twigs with quick, delicate movements in New…

Yellow-rumped Thornbill
Acanthiza chrysorrhoa
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Yellow-rumped Thornbill is a small active insectivore of heath, woodland, shrubland, or dry country in Australia. It is usually…

Yellow-throated Scrubwren
Neosericornis citreogularis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Yellow-throated Scrubwren is a small understorey insectivore of dense forest, scrub, or montane thickets in eastern Australia. It is…