Striated Thornbill
Acanthiza lineata
Campground, Molesworth, C Vic IMG_1654 20250520 - lineata. CLICK for another pic.
Notes: Rufous crown finely streaked white. Coarse white streaking
on ear-coverts & breast. Dull
yellow-olive upperparts, cream underparts heavily
streaked with black. Ssp alberti is paler & more
yellowish overall than
the nominate; a bright orange-brown cap w. prominent white streaks.
Ssp
clelandi is smaller & paler & a more greyish back. Ssp whitei is
smaller & darker w. an overall
greyish cast. Often high in eucalypt forest,
other woodlands where it feeds mostly on insects.
Range from Morcombe©(modified)
Cape Conran, SE Vic IMG_6784 20211114 - lineata
Mortimer Nature Walk, Bunyip State Park, SE Vic IMG_9630 20211202 - lineata
Merimbula, SE NSW IMG_8949 20200217 - lineata
Flat Rock Creek Track, Royal NP, Sydney, EC NSW IMG_0377 20201217 - lineata
Lysterfield Park., Melbourne, Vic IMG_5547 20141025 - lineata juvenile: yellow gape.
Lysterfield Park, Melbourne, Vic IMG_9110 20200218 - lineata
Listerfield Pk, Melbourne, Vic MVI_5552 20141025 - lineata juvenile