Slender-billed Thornbill

Acanthiza iredalei

Nullarbor Roadhouse, Eyre Highway, S SA IMG_3801 20181204 - iredalei

Notes: Black & white scalloped forehead. Pale iris. Small pale buff rump-patch.
Three ssp: iredalei (palest) widespread in chenopod shrublands & salt marshes;
rosinae (darkest) restricted to coastal samphire shrublands nr tidal channels,
salt-lakes shores of Gulf St Vincent; hedleyi in dry heath round border SA, Vic.

Range from eBird^©(last 10 years; modified)

Nullarbor Roadhouse, Eyre Highway, S SA IMG_3802 20181204 - iredalei Nullarbor Roadhouse, Eyre Highway, S SA IMG_3810 20181204 - iredalei Middle Beach, Gulf St Vincent, SE SA IMG_5634 20181204 - rosinae Middle Beach, Gulf St Vincent, SE SA IMG_5635 20181204 - rosinae Middle Beach, Gulf St Vincent, SE SA IMG_5660 20181204 - rosinae Middle Beach, Gulf St Vincent, SE SA IMG_5558 20181203 - rosinae

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