Buff-rumped Thornbill

Acanthiza reguloides ‡

You Yangs Regional Park, Lara, S Vic IMG_7474 20190922 - reguloides upperparts greyish brown, unstreaked cream
underparts.

Notes: Plain, w. pale iris, deep buff rump, black subterminal band to tail. Ssp reguloides cream
scalloping on rufous-brown forehead. Ssp squamata predominantly yellow underparts, olive upper-
parts. australis has longer bill, somewhat duller plumage. nesa side of head tinged yellow, upper-
tail-coverts pale yellow, undertail-coverts bright yellow. squamata has shorter wing, brighter olive
rump, much yellower underparts. Inhabits open habitats, particularly woodlands, eucalypt forests.

Range from Pizzey& Knight^©(modified)

Deniliquin State Forest, S NSW IMG_6051 20200123 -reguloides Gobarup Conservation Nature Reserve, C Vic IMG_8616 20190927 - reguloides. CLICK for another pic. Great Western, W Vic IMG_7079 20181214 -australis longer bill, shorter wings, duller plumage. Millwood Dam, Kamarooka, N Vic IMG_2991 20210118 - australis longer bill, shorter wings, duller plumage. Redwood Park, Toowoomba, SE Qld IMG_2607 20220323 - nesa: buff rump visible. Redwood Park, Toowoomba, SE Qld IMG_2625 20220323 - nesa: upper tail-coverts pale yellow. CLICK for another pic. Deniliquin State Forest, S NSW IMG_6062a 20200123 - reguloides Deniliquin State Forest, S NSW IMG_6062b 20200123 - reguloides