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Historical bird plate: Brown Thornbill

Multi-species plate · Broinowski · 1890-1891

Four birds identified on this plate

Brown Thornbill · Chestnut-rumped Thornbill · Tasmanian Thornbill

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Plate XI, Acanthiza: Acanthiza Vigors & Iza diemenensis & Iza uro & Pusilla Paramonov

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01Brown Thornbill
Acanthiza pusillaAcanthiza pusillaShow this identification
Several species on one plate

This plate depicts more than one taxon. Each bird is traced separately so that one identification is not made to stand for the whole artwork.

Name recorded with the plateAcanthiza pusilla
Name used todayAcanthiza pusillaBrown Thornbill

What connects the names

The plate depicts several named birds. This identification is traced separately from the other birds in the artwork.

High confidence: The source identification and present taxonomy connect directly through the cited evidence.

The bird today

Follow the accepted taxon into present-day biodiversity records, observations and sound identification.

02Brown Thornbill
Acanthiza diemenensisAcanthiza pusilla diemenensisShow this identification
Several species on one plate

This plate depicts more than one taxon. Each bird is traced separately so that one identification is not made to stand for the whole artwork.

Name recorded with the plateAcanthiza diemenensis
Name used todayAcanthiza pusilla diemenensisBrown Thornbill

What connects the names

The plate depicts several named birds. This identification is traced separately from the other birds in the artwork.

High confidence: The source identification and present taxonomy connect directly through the cited evidence.

The bird today

Follow the accepted taxon into present-day biodiversity records, observations and sound identification.

03Chestnut-rumped Thornbill
Acanthiza uropygialisAcanthiza uropygialisShow this identification
Several species on one plate

This plate depicts more than one taxon. Each bird is traced separately so that one identification is not made to stand for the whole artwork.

Name recorded with the plateAcanthiza uropygialis
Name used todayAcanthiza uropygialisChestnut-rumped Thornbill

What connects the names

The plate depicts several named birds. This identification is traced separately from the other birds in the artwork.

High confidence: The source identification and present taxonomy connect directly through the cited evidence.

The bird today

Follow the accepted taxon into present-day biodiversity records, observations and sound identification.

04Tasmanian Thornbill
Acanthiza ewingiiAcanthiza ewingiiShow this identification
Several species on one plate

This plate depicts more than one taxon. Each bird is traced separately so that one identification is not made to stand for the whole artwork.

Name recorded with the plateAcanthiza ewingii
Name used todayAcanthiza ewingiiTasmanian Thornbill

What connects the names

The plate depicts several named birds. This identification is traced separately from the other birds in the artwork.

Medium confidence: The identification is supported, but part of the connection depends on interpretation of a broader historical concept, locality or other contextual evidence.

The bird today

Follow the accepted taxon into present-day biodiversity records, observations and sound identification.

Publication
The Birds of Australia, Volume 5
Plate
11
Creator
Gracius J. Broinowski
Holding institution
Harvard University, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Ernst Mayr Library
Taxonomic authority
AviList 2025
Rights
Public domain. The BHL considers that this work is no longer under copyright protection.