Chestnut-rumped Thornbill
Acanthiza uropygialis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyAcanthizidae (Thornbills and Allies)
- GenusAcanthiza (Australasian Thornbills)
- SpeciesAcanthiza uropygialis (Chestnut-rumped Thornbill)
The chestnut-rumped thornbill (Acanthiza uropygialis) is a small passerine bird in the family Acanthizidae, endemic to Australia. Specially named for its pale-chestnut rump from mediaeval Latin uropygium, the rump. Its other names include chestnut-tailed or chestnut-backed thornbill, tit or tit-warbler, chestnut-rumped tit or tit-warbler. A plain, pale thornbill, with pale eyes, it is widespread throughout inland Australia, west of the Great Dividing Range to the West Australian coast but is absent in the far north and humid southwest Western Australia. Wikipedia →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-rumped Thornbill sighting in Flinders Ranges National Park, based on 54 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Flinders Ranges National Park
Inland Thornbill
Acanthiza apicalis
Yellow-rumped Thornbill
Acanthiza chrysorrhoa
Yellow Thornbill
Acanthiza nana
Slender-billed Thornbill
Acanthiza iredalei
Weebill
Smicrornis brevirostris
Redthroat
Pyrrholaemus brunneus
Southern Whiteface
Aphelocephala leucopsis
Rufous Fieldwren
Calamanthus campestris
Chestnut-breasted Whiteface
Aphelocephala pectoralis
Australian Raven
Corvus coronoides
Yellow-throated Miner
Manorina flavigula
Australian Magpie
Gymnorhina tibicen
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · 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 | Flinders Ranges National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Ningaloo Marine Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Chestnut-rumped Thornbill in Flinders Ranges National Park?
About 22% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-rumped Thornbill sighting in Flinders Ranges National Park, based on 54 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Chestnut-rumped Thornbill in Flinders Ranges National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Chestnut-rumped Thornbill in Flinders Ranges National Park in our monthly data.