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Scrubwrens, Gerygones,Thornbills, Pardalotes & allied birds
Families Acanthizidae (scrubwrens, gerygones, thornbills & allies)
& Pardalotidae (pardalotes)

 

Pilotbird
White-browed Scrubwren
Chestnut-rumped Heathwren
Speckled Warbler
Weebill
Brown Gerygone
Western Gerygone
White-throated Gerygone
Striated Thornbill
Yellow Thornbill
Yellow-rumped Thornbill
Chestnut-rumped Thornbill
Buff-rumped Thornbill
Brown Thornbill
Southern Whiteface
Spotted Pardalote
Striated Pardalote


   Pilotbird ( Pycnoptilus floccosus ) [ Uncommon breeding resident, in rather limited habitat in the western ranges ]

Pilotbird
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Pilotbird
Photo by David Cook
Pilotbird
Photo by David Cook
Pilotbird
Photo by David Cook
Pilotbird
Photo by David Cook


   White-browed Scrubwren ( Sericornis frontalis ) [ Common breeding resident in the ACT wherever there is suitable cover ]

White-browed Scrubwren
Photo by Graham Stephinson
White-browed Scrubwren
Wamboin, NSW.
Photo by David Cook
White-browed Scrubwren
Photo by Lindsay Hansch
White-browed Scrubwren
Photo by Harvey Perkins
White-browed Scrubwren
Wamboin, NSW.
Photo by David Cook
White-browed Scrubwren
Wamboin, NSW.
Photo by David Cook
White-browed Scrubwren
Photo by James Rolevink
White-browed Scrubwren
Photo by James Rolevink
White-browed Scrubwren
Wamboin, NSW.
Photo by David Cook
White-browed Scrubwren
Wamboin, NSW.
Photo by David Cook
White-browed Scrubwren
Photo by Frank Antram
White-browed Scrubwren
Photo by Lindsay Hansch
White-browed Scrubwren
Photo by Noel Luff
White-browed Scrubwren
Photo by Rhonda Hansch


   Chestnut-rumped Heathwren ( Hylacola pyrrhopygia ) [ Uncommon non-breeding vagrant ]

Chestnit-rumped Heathwren
Photo by Harvey Perkins
Chestnut-rumped Heathwren
Photo by Harvey Perkins
Chestnut-rumped Heathwren
Photo by Harvey Perkins
Chestnut-rumped Heathwren
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Chestnut-rumped Heathwren
Photo by David Cook
Chestnut-rumped Heathwren
Photo by David Cook
Chestnut-rumped Heathwren
Photo by David Cook


   Speckled Warbler ( Chthonicola sagittata ) [ Uncommon sedentary breeding resident in suitable terrain ]

Speckled Warbler
Newline, ACT.
Photo by David Cook
Speckled Warbler
Newline, ACT.
Photo by David Cook
Speckled Warbler
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Speckled Warbler
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Speckled Warbler
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Speckled Warbler
Photo by John Gordon
Speckled Warbler
Photo by John Gordon
Speckled Warbler
Mulligan's Flat, ACT.
Photo by David Cook
Speckled Warbler
Wamboin, NSW.
Photo by David Cook
Speckled Warbler
Wamboin, NSW.
Photo by David Cook


   Weebill ( Smicrornis breviostris ) [ Common breeding species wherever eucalypts occur on the tablelands of the ACT, and in private gardens ]

Weebill
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Weebill
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Weebill
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Weebill
Photo by Peter Cowper
Weebill
Photo by Stuart Harris
Weebill
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Weebill
Photo by James Rolevink
Weebill
Photo by James Rolevink
Weebill
Photo by Stuart Harris
Weebill
Wamboin, NSW.
Photo by David Cook
Weebill
Wamboin, NSW.
Photo by David Cook
Weebill
Wamboin, NSW.
Photo by David Cook
Weebill
Wamboin, NSW.
Photo by David Cook


   Brown Gerygone ( Gerygone mouki ) [ Rare visitor. Breeding, though suspected, has not been proved ]

Brown Gerygone
Photo by David Cook
Brown Gerygone
Aust National Bot Gardens.
Photo by David Cook
Brown Gerygone
Aust National Bot Gardens.
Photo by David Cook
Brown Gerygone
Aust National Bot Gardens.
Photo by David Cook


   Western Gerygone ( Gerygone fusca ) [ Uncommon breeding migrant in fairly restricted habitat in the ACT ]

Western Gerygone
Photo by Ian Fraser
Western Gerygone
Goorooyarroo NP, ACT.
Photo by David Cook
Western Gerygone
Goorooyarroo NP, ACT.
Photo by David Cook
Western Gerygone
Photo by Stuart Harris
Western Gerygone
Photo by Stuart Harris
Western Gerygone
Photo by Stuart Harris


   White-throated Gerygone ( Gerygone albogularis ) [ Common breeding migrant on the tablelands, including older developed areas ]

White-throated Gerygone
Goorooyarroo Nature Reserve, ACT.
Photo by David Cook
White-throated Gerygone
Goorooyarroo Nature Reserve, ACT.
Photo by David Cook
White-throated Gerygone
Photo by Lindsay Hansch
White-throated Gerygone
Wamboin, NSW.
Photo by David Cook
White-throated Gerygone
Wamboin, NSW.
Photo by David Cook


   Striated Thornbill ( Acanthiza lineata ) [ Common breeding resident found at all altitudes in all months of the year ]

Striated Thornbill
Photo by Graham Stephinson
Striated Thornbill
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Striated Thornbill nest
Nest under construction,
Wamboin, NSW.
Photo by David Cook

Striated Thornbill
Nest building.
Wamboin, NSW.
Photo by David Cook

Striated Thornbill
Wamboin, NSW.
Photo by David Cook
Striated Thornbill at nest
At nest, Goorooyarroo NR, ACT.
Photo by David Cook
Striated Thornbill
Photo by Harvey Perkins
Striated Thornbill
Wamboin, NSW.
Photo by David Cook
Striated Thornbill
Wamboin, NSW.
Photo by David Cook
Striated Thornbill
Wamboin, NSW.
Photo by David Cook
Striated Thornbill
Photo by Rhonda Hansch


   Yellow Thornbill ( Acanthiza nana ) [ Uncommon breeding resident in a somewhat restricted habitat ]

Yellow Thornbill
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Yellow Thornbill
Photo by Stuart Harris
Yellow Thornbill
Mulligan's Flat, ACT.
Photo by David Cook
Yellow Thornbill
Mulligan's Flat, ACT.
Photo by David Cook
Yellow Thornbill
Mulligan's Flat, ACT.
Photo by David Cook
Yellow Thornbill
Photo by Lindsay Hansch


   Yellow-rumped Thornbill ( Acanthiza chrysorrhoa ) [ Common breeding resident except in the high, wet forests ]

Yellow-rumped Thornbill
Wamboin, NSW.
Photo by David Cook
Yellow-rumped Thornbill
Photo by Graham Stephinson
Yellow-rumped Thornbill
Photo by Lindsay Hansch
Yellow-rumped Thornbill
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Yellow-rumped Thornbill
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Yellow-rumped Thornbill
Photo by Stuart Harris
Yellow-rumped Thornbill
Photo by Anthony Overs
Yellow-rumped Thornbill
Photo by Anthony Overs
Yellow-rumped Thornbill
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Yellow-rumped Thronbill
Wamboin, NSW.
Photo by David Cook
Yellow-rumped Thornbill
Callum Brae NR, ACT.
Photo by Julian Robinson
Yellow-rumped Thornbill
Photo by Lindsay Hansch


   Chestnut-rumped Thornbill ( Acanthiza uropygialis ) [ Rare vagrant in our area ]

Chestnut-rumped Thornbill
...plus Yellow Thornbill.
Photo by Julian Robinson
Chestnut-rumped Thornbill
Photo by Julian Robinson
Chestnut-rumped Thornbill
Photo by Julian Robinson
Chestnut-rumped Thornbill
Photo by Julian Robinson


   Buff-rumped Thornbill ( Acanthiza reguloides ) [ Common breeding resident in dry areas of the ACT ]

Buff-rumped Thornbill
Wamboin, NSW.
Photo by David Cook
Buff-rumped Thornbill
Wamboin, NSW.
Photo by David Cook
Buff-rumped Thornbill
Wamboin, NSW.
Photo by David Cook
Buff-rumped Thornbill
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Buff-rumped Thornbill
Photo by Harvey Perkins
Buff-rumped Thornbill
Photo by Harvey Perkins
Buff-rumped Thornbill
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Buff-rumped Thornbill
Photo by James Rolevink
Buff-rumped Thornbill
Goorooyarroo NP, ACT.
Photo by David Cook
Buff-rumped Thornbill
At Striated Thornbill nest,
Goorooyarroo NR, ACT.
Photo by David Cook
Buff-rumped Thornbill
Photo by James Rolevink
Buff-rumped Thornbill
Wamboin, NSW.
Photo by David Cook
Buff-rumped Thornbill
Photo by Lindsay Hansch
Buff-rumped Thornbill
Photo by Lindsay Hansch


   Brown Thornbill ( Acanthiza pusilla ) [ Common breeding bird found at all altitudes throughout the year ]

Brown Thornbill
Wamboin, NSW.
Photo by David Cook
Brown Thornbill
Wamboin, NSW.
Photo by David Cook
Brown Thornbill
Rocky Hall , NSW.
Photo by David Cook
Brown Thornbill
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Brown Thornbill
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Brown Thornbill
Wamboin, NSW.
Photo by David Cook
Brown Thornbill
Photo by David Cook
Brown Thornbill
Photo by David Cook
Brown Thornbill
Brindabellas, ACT.
Photo by David Cook
Brown Thornbill
Photo by Harvey Perkins
Brown Thornbill
Photo by Rhonda Hansch


   Southern Whiteface ( Aphelocephala leucopsis ) [ Uncommon breeding resident, probably with a declining local population ]

Southern Whiteface
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Southern Whiteface
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Southern Whiteface
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Southern Whiteface
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Southern Whiteface
Photo by Lindsay Hansch
Southern Whiteface
Photo by Lindsay Hansch


   Spotted Pardalote ( Pardalotus punctatus) [ Common in the ACT. Many altitudinal migrants. Most breeding takes place in the ranges ]

Spotted Pardalote
Photo by Helen Fallow
Spotted Pardalote
Callum Brae NR, ACT.
Photo by Julian Robinson
Spotted Pardalote
Photo by Harvey Perkins
Spotted Pardalote
Photo by Anthony Overs
Spotted Pardalote
Photo by Anthony Overs
Spotted Pardalote male
Photo by David Cook
Spotted Pardalote male
Photo by Harvey Perkins
Spotted Pardalote female
Photo by Harvey Perkins
Spotted Pardalote
Photo by Stuart Harris
Spotted Pardalote
Female..
Photo by David Cook
Spotted Pardalote juvenile
Juvenile.
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Spotted Pardalote female
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Spotted Pardalote
Photo by Stuart Harris
Spotted Pardalote
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Spotted Pardalote
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Spotted Pardalote
Photo by Fran Thomas


   Striated Pardalote ( Pardalotus striatus ) [ Common, breeds locally. An altitudinal migrant, with some migration through the area ]

Striated Pardalote
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Striated Pardalote
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Striated Pardalote juvenile
Juvenile.
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Striated Pardalote
Photo by Lindsay Hansch
Striated Pardalote
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Striated Pardalote
Photo by James Rolevink
Striated Pardalote
Photo by James Rolevink
Striated Pardalote
Photo by Rhonda Hansch
Striated Pardalote
Photo by Julian Robinson
Striated Pardalote
Callum Brae NR, ACT.
Photo by Julian Robinson
Striated Pardalote
Photo by Martin Butterfield
Striated Pardalote
Callum Brae NR, ACT.
Photo by Julian Robinson
Striated Pardalote
Photo by Julian Robinson
Striated Pardalote
Photo by Lindsay Hansch
Striated Pardalote
Photo by Rhonda Hansch