StatusEndemic
RarityUncommon
Height10 cm
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1 Fact1
"Despite their small size, they maintain territories of up to 1 hectares in specialised saltbush habitat, requiring extensive areas of this rare ecosystem for their clan-based social system."
Field Guide
Slender-billed Thornbill
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The Slender-billed Thornbill is a specialist of Australia’s saline environments, thriving in coastal saltmarshes, inland saltbush, and low heath near salt lakes. This small, highly adapted bird is found in scattered populations across southern Australia.
Distribution Map
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