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Chestnut-rumped ThornbillAlternative names: "Chestnut-tailed Thornbill", "Chestnut-rumped Tit", "Chestnut-rumped Tit-Warbler" |
Sightings
First spotted by us in May 2007 in our garden, 20 km east of Narrabri, New South Wales. Due to the absence of any streaking on the front and buff colour on the underparts, the birds shwon must be Chestnut-rumped Thornbills.
Also spotted in June 2008, 15 km east of Narrabri.
Like many other Thornbill species, they like to stay in dense growth, such as young cypress pine trees.
Photos
Frontal view of a Chestnut-rumped Thornbill
Here a different perspective (click on image for full-size display)
Lateral view (click on image for larger version)
Slightly different angle, showing more of the chestnut-coloured rump (click on image for larger version)