Gold Coast
flora and fauna

A guide to the plants and animals that make our city one of the most biodiverse in Australia.
Phylum
CHORDATA
Class
AVES
Family
ACANTHIZIDAE
Genus
Acanthiza
Species
pusilla
Has fauna
True
Mapping

Common Name
Brown Thornbill
Alternate name
Is historical
False
QLD
NSW
EPBC
APC
ROTAP
Comment
Common and widespread in intact forests.
LGA significant
False
Stronghold population
False
Wildnet record
True
Museum listing
False
Introduced
False
Qld Census
False
Regionally significant/rationale
False
Restricted distribution/rationale
False
Abundance
Common
Historical abundance
Endemicity
Overall distribution
Local distribution
Common in a wide variety of habitats with a dense shrub layer
Known location
Austinville, Natural Bridge - Springbrook NP, Carbrook, Hinze Dam, Mudgeeraba, Mt Cougal section - S
Other locality
Common and widespread in intact eucalypt forest, paperbark forest and rainforest.
Riparian dependent
False
Wetland dependent
False
Forest dependent
True
Hollow dependent
False
Terrestrial
True
Estuarine
False
Marine
False
General ecology
Eucalypt forest, paperbark forest, rainforest.
Specific ecology
Prefers a thick understorey.
Habitat
Habitat comment
Threats
Management
Avoids very degraded bushland so generally an indicator of habitat quality.
Community type
Migratory
False
Migration notes
Feeding status
Feeding strategy
Feeding substrate
Diet
Reproduction
Breeding season
Active period
Active season
Social group
Behaviour
Range
Biology
Growth form
Description
Taxonomy Comments
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