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  Weebill (Smicrornis brevirostris)





Weebill | Smicrornis brevirostris photo
Weebill in Canberra, Australia

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Weebill | Smicrornis brevirostris photo
Weebill (Smicrornis brevirostris)

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Weebill | Smicrornis brevirostris photo
Weebill in Canberra, Australia

Image by Duncan McCaskill - Some rights reserved.    (view image details)







WEEBILL FACTS

Description
Small warbler with tubby build, short tail, and short stubby bill. Back and upper parts olive or yellow-olive; cream to yellow below. Pale line above the eye. Tail with a dark band and pale tip. Length 8.5 cm; wingspan 15 cm.

Active and noisy, feeds in outer foliage of trees. Inquisitive and will feed close to people. Short, direct and swift flights between trees. Call remarkably loud for such a small bird.

Author credit: Alexis Tindall / South Australian Museum

Habitat
Diverse wooded habitats, especially those dominated by eucalypts. Widespread in all climates, localised to watercourses in arid zones.

Food
Insectivore, occasionally seeds.

Range
Across Australia

distribution map showing range of Smicrornis brevirostris in Australia

Credits:
Map is from Atlas of Living Australia website at https://biocache.ala.org.au licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.


Species Description is from Museums Field Guide, Atlas of Living Australia at website at https://lists.ala.org.au Licensed under Creative Commons Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.




Classification
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Acanthizidae
Genus:Smicrornis
Species:brevirostris
Common Name:Weebill