Chestnut-rumped Heathwren (Hylacola pyrrhopygia)
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Chestnut-rumped Heathwren

Hylacola pyrrhopygia (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827)

14 cmLength17 gWeight

Busiest months: November · Most records: Australia

Where and when it's recorded

Chestnut-rumped Heathwren has been recorded at 7 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 1 country or region.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Crusoe Reservoir and No. 7 ParkAustralia184 records
  2. Barren Grounds Nature ReserveAustralia65 records
  3. Capertee ValleyAustralia9 records
More places
  1. Royal National Park – Lady Carrington DriveAustralia7 records
  2. Bunyip State ParkAustralia5 records
  3. Chiltern-Mt Pilot National Park – ChilternAustralia5 records
  4. Gluepot ReserveAustralia2 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Australia

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

Questions

How big is the Chestnut-rumped Heathwren?

The Chestnut-rumped Heathwren is about 14 cm long and weighs around 17 g.

Where does the Chestnut-rumped Heathwren live?

Its breeding range: Australasia: southern, southeastern Australia. It is most often recorded in Australia.

When is the best time to see the Chestnut-rumped Heathwren?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in November (Southern Hemisphere).

What does the Chestnut-rumped Heathwren eat?

Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.

What family is the Chestnut-rumped Heathwren in?

It belongs to the family Australasian Warblers (Acanthizidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

At a glance

Length
14 cm
Weight
17 g
Habitat
Shrubland
Diet
Insects & other invertebrates
Lifestyle
Active on the ground
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
More measurements
Wing
55 mm
Tail
58 mm
Bill
15 mm
Tarsus
22 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Australasia: southern, southeastern Australia

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Australasian Warblers Acanthizidae
Genus
Hylacola

Other birds in the genus Hylacola

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Chestnut-rumped Heathwren

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