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Back to the collectionA synopsis of the birds of Australia, and the adjacent islands · Plate 60
Historical bird plate: Buff-rumped Thornbill

Multi-species plate · Gould · 1837-1838

Four birds identified on this plate

Buff-rumped Thornbill · Chestnut-rumped Thornbill · Large-billed Scrubwren · Yellow-rumped Thornbill

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01Buff-rumped Thornbill
Acanthiza 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 plateAcanthiza 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 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

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03Large-billed Scrubwren
Acanthiza magnirostraSericornis magnirostraShow 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 magnirostra
Name used todaySericornis magnirostraLarge-billed Scrubwren

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.

04Yellow-rumped Thornbill
Acanthiza chrysorrhoeaAcanthiza chrysorrhoaShow 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 chrysorrhoea
Name used todayAcanthiza chrysorrhoaYellow-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.

Publication
A synopsis of the birds of Australia, and the adjacent islands, Single volume
Plate
60
Creator
John Gould; plates predominantly by Elizabeth Gould
Holding institution
Museums Victoria
Taxonomic authority
AviList 2025
Rights
Public domain — source record marked not in copyright.