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The yellow-rumped thornbill is the largest species of thornbill, 9.5–12 cm (3.7–4.7 in) long and weighing 9 g (0.32 oz). [6] It has a short tail and a long slender bill. The species has a distinctive yellow rump, a black forehead with white spots, grey head and neck, a white line above the eye and white throat.
Western thornbill: Acanthiza inornata: southwestern Australia. Slender-billed thornbill: Acanthiza iredalei: Australia. Yellow-rumped thornbill: Acanthiza chrysorrhoa: southern and eastern Australia as well as Tasmania Yellow thornbill: Acanthiza nana: eastern coast of Australia. Grey thornbill: Acanthiza cinerea: New Guinea Striated thornbill ...
The yellow thornbill likely breed in solitary pairs, but in some areas, evidence of co-operative breeding has been found. [7] Yellow thornbill nests are rounded and domed, with a small entrance near the top. Nests are usually made of bark-fibre and grasses matted together with spider-web, located in the upper foliage of shrubs and small trees. [7]
These spiders from Asia were first spotted in the U.S. in Georgia in 2014 but have recently made their way to South Carolina.
Female Joro spiders are yellow and black, with a body about the size of a paperclip and legs that can stretch up to 4 inches from one side to other. Male Joro spiders are smaller and brown. They ...
Argiope aurantia is a species of spider, commonly known as the yellow garden spider, [2] [3] black and yellow garden spider, [4] golden garden spider, [5] writing spider, zigzag spider, zipper spider, black and yellow argiope, corn spider, Steeler spider, or McKinley spider. [6] The species was first described by Hippolyte Lucas in 1833.
The buff-rumped thornbill (Acanthiza reguloides) is a small passerine bird species belonging to the genus Acanthiza, most of which are endemic to Australia.Measuring 8–10 cm in length, this unassuming thornbill is characterised by its plain greenish brown upperparts and very pale-yellow underparts, with a distinctive buff coloured rump.
Buff-rumped thornbill, Acanthiza reguloides; Mountain thornbill, Acanthiza katherina (E) Brown thornbill, Acanthiza pusilla; Inland thornbill, Acanthiza apicalis; Yellow-rumped thornbill, Acanthiza chrysorrhoa; Chestnut-rumped thornbill, Acanthiza uropygialis; Slaty-backed thornbill, Acanthiza robustirostris; Yellow thornbill, Acanthiza nana