Mountain thornbill

The mountain thornbill (Acanthiza katherina) is a species of bird in the family Acanthizidae. It is endemic to Australia.

Mountain thornbill

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Acanthizidae
Genus: Acanthiza
Species:
A. katherina
Binomial name
Acanthiza katherina
De Vis, 1905

Its natural habitat is tropical rainforest on the Atherton Tableland in north-east Queensland.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Acanthiza katherina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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