Mountain Thornbill

Its natural habitat is tropical rainforest on the Atherton tableland in north-east Queensland.

The Mountain Thornbill is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Mountain Thornbill (Acanthiza katherina) is a species of bird in the Pardalotidae family. It is endemic to Australia. Its natural habitat is tropical rainforest on the Atherton tableland in north-east Queensland. References - 1. ^ BirdLife International (2008). Acanthiza katherina. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 18 February 2009. More

The Mountain Thornbill is endemic to the Wet Tropics region. * It is restricted to upland rainforests, where it forages about the foliage of trees and shrubs. * Its calls and behaviour are similar to the drab northern counterpart of the Brown Thornbill. More

Although mountain thornbills have a drab grey and brown appearance, however they are some of the most noticeable birds in the Atherton Tablelands rainforest because of their phenomenal voices. Although they weigh only 10 grams, mountain thornbills are among the giants of the birdsong world in terms of their extended vocal range, syllabic diversity, and speed of song delivery. Pizzey and Knight suggest that thornbill songs include trills, fussy squeaks and churrs, and zizzing solding. More

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