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Historical bird plate: Buff-rumped Thornbill

Multi-species plate · Broinowski · 1890-1891

Four birds identified on this plate

Buff-rumped Thornbill · Chestnut-rumped Heathwren · Inland Thornbill · Western Thornbill

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Plate XII, Acanthiza: Acanthisa Lesson & Acanthiza Vigors & Geobasileus Cabanis & Reguloides Blyth

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01Buff-rumped Thornbill
Geobasileus reguloidesAcanthiza reguloidesShow 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 plateGeobasileus reguloides
Name used todayAcanthiza reguloidesBuff-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.

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02Chestnut-rumped Heathwren
Acanthiza pyrrhopygiaHylacola pyrrhopygiaShow 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 pyrrhopygia
Name used todayHylacola pyrrhopygiaChestnut-rumped Heathwren

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.

03Inland Thornbill
Acanthiza apicalisAcanthiza apicalisShow 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 apicalis
Name used todayAcanthiza apicalisInland 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.

04Western Thornbill
Acanthiza inornataAcanthiza inornataShow 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 inornata
Name used todayAcanthiza inornataWestern 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.

Publication
The Birds of Australia, Volume 5
Plate
12
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.