Acanthiza
| Acanthiza | |
|---|---|
| Striated Thornbill (Acanthiza lineata) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Acanthizidae |
| Genus: | Acanthiza Vigors & Horsfield, 1827 |
| Type species | |
| Motacilla pusilla Shaw, 1790
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| Species | |
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Acanthiza is a genus of passeriform birds, most endemic to Australia, but with two species (A. murina and A. cinerea) restricted to New Guinea. These birds are commonly known as thornbills. They are not closely related to species in the hummingbird genera Chalcostigma and Ramphomicron, which are also called thornbills.