Slender-billed Thornbill

The Slender-billed Thornbill (<em>Acanthiza iredalei</em>) is a small passerine in the family Acanthizidae, found in the arid interior of Australia. Detailed plumage and behavioral descriptions of this species are limited in the available literature. Specific habitat associations are not recorded in the available data; the species is generally associated with saltbush and bluebush scrublands. It constructs a spherical or retort-shaped nest (SP type); clutch size typically ranges from 2 to 4 eggs. The Slender-billed Thornbill is assessed as Least Concern by the IUCN. Research on this relatively poorly known species would benefit from targeted field surveys of its diet, song, and breeding biology.