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Acanthiza  Vigors & Horsfield, 1827
Taxonomic Serial No.: 557372

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s):    
  Common Name(s): thornbills [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2025   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassAves  – Birds, oiseaux  
                         OrderPasseriformes  – Perching Birds, passereaux  
                            FamilyAcanthizidae Bonaparte, 1854 – Australasian warblers  
                               GenusAcanthiza Vigors & Horsfield, 1827 – thornbills  
    Direct Children:  
                                  Species Acanthiza apicalis Gould, 1847 – Inland Thornbill, Acanthize troglodyte, acantiza-troglodita, acantiza-de-cauda-castanha, Acantiza apical 
                                  Species Acanthiza chrysorrhoa (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832) – Yellow-rumped Thornbill, Acanthize à croupion jaune, acantiza-de-rabadilha-amarela, acantiza-d'uropígio-amarelo, Acantiza culigualda 
                                  Species Acanthiza cinerea (Salvadori, 1876) – Grey Thornbill, Acanthize gris, acantiza-cinzenta, Acantiza gris 
                                  Species Acanthiza ewingii Gould, 1844 – Tasmanian Thornbill, Acanthize de Tasmanie, acantiza-da-tasmânia, Acantiza de Tasmania 
                                  Species Acanthiza inornata Gould, 1841 – Western Thornbill, Acanthize sobre, acantiza-ocidental, Acantiza sencilla 
                                  Species Acanthiza iredalei Mathews, 1911 – Slender-billed Thornbill, Acanthize d'Iredale, acantiza-meridional, acantiza-de-bico-fino, Acantiza de Iredale 
                                  Species Acanthiza katherina De Vis, 1905 – Mountain Thornbill, Acanthize des montagnes, acantiza-montana, acantiza-das-montanhas, Acantiza montana 
                                  Species Acanthiza lineata Gould, 1838 – Striated Thornbill, Acanthize ridé, acantiza-estriada, Acantiza estriada 
                                  Species Acanthiza murina (De Vis, 1897) – New Guinea Thornbill, Acanthize de Nouvelle-Guinée, acantiza-da-nova-guiné, acantiza-murina, Acantiza papú 
                                  Species Acanthiza nana Vigors & Horsfield, 1827 – Yellow Thornbill, Acanthize nain, acantiza-amarela, Acantiza enana 
                                  Species Acanthiza pusilla (Shaw, 1790) – Brown Thornbill, Acanthize mignon, acantiza-castanha, acantiza-pequena, Acantiza parda 
                                  Species Acanthiza reguloides Vigors & Horsfield, 1827 – Buff-rumped Thornbill, Acanthize à croupion beige, acantiza-de-rabadilha-bege, acantiza-d'uropígio-creme, Acantiza reguloide 
                                  Species Acanthiza robustirostris Milligan, 1903 – Slaty-backed Thornbill, Acanthize ardoisé, acantiza-ardósia, Acantiza pizarrosa 
                                  Species Acanthiza uropygialis Gould, 1838 – Chestnut-rumped Thornbill, Acanthize à croupion roux, acantiza-de-rabadilha-encarnada, acantiza-d'uropígio-castanho, Acantiza culirroja 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Alan P. Peterson, M.D.  
  Notes: PO Box 1999 Walla Walla, Washington 99362-0999   
  Reference for: Acanthiza    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: IOC World Bird List (version 15.1), website (version 15.1)  
  Acquired: 2025   
  Notes: Gill, F., D. Donsker, and P. Rasmussen, eds. 2025. IOC World Bird List (v 15.1. Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org [Accessed 03 Mar 2025]. doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.14.1   
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