Yellow Thornbill
Acanthiza nana
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyAcanthizidae (Thornbills and Allies)
- GenusAcanthiza (Australasian Thornbills)
- SpeciesAcanthiza nana (Yellow Thornbill)
The yellow thornbill (Acanthiza nana), formerly known as the little thornbill, is a tiny passerine bird endemic to the eastern coast of Australia. While currently listed as Least Concern by the IUCN, the general consensus is that the population is decreasing. Wikipedia →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow Thornbill sighting in Booderee National Park, based on 22 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Booderee National Park
Brown Thornbill
Acanthiza pusilla
Striated Thornbill
Acanthiza lineata
Buff-rumped Thornbill
Acanthiza reguloides
Yellow-rumped Thornbill
Acanthiza chrysorrhoa
White-browed Scrubwren
Sericornis frontalis
Brown Gerygone
Gerygone mouki
Rockwarbler
Origma solitaria
Large-billed Scrubwren
Sericornis magnirostra
Weebill
Smicrornis brevirostris
Calamanthus pyrrhopygius
Calamanthus pyrrhopygius
Yellow-Throated Scrubwren
Sericornis citreogularis
New Holland Honeyeater
Phylidonyris novaehollandiae
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Booderee National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Flinders Ranges National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Yellow Thornbill in Booderee National Park?
About 7% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow Thornbill sighting in Booderee National Park, based on 22 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Yellow Thornbill in Booderee National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Yellow Thornbill in Booderee National Park in our monthly data.