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title: "Weebill"
description: "Smicrornis brevirostris — Uccelli. The weebill (Smicrornis brevirostris) is a species of bird in the family Acanthizidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/weebill
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Weebill

> Smicrornis brevirostris — Uccelli. The weebill (Smicrornis brevirostris) is a species of bird in the family Acanthizidae.

- Scientific name: *Smicrornis brevirostris*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta), `savanna` (Savana)
- iNaturalist observations: 3226
- Wikidata: [Q1300169](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1300169)
- iNaturalist taxon: [13540](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/13540)

## Names

- en: Weebill
- de: Stutzschnabel
- es: Gerigón Piquicorto
- fr: Gérygone à bec court
- nl: Eucalyptushaantje
- pt: Gerígono-de-bico-curto
- pl: Krótkodziobek

## Countries with the most observations

AU (3049)

## Summary

The weebill (Smicrornis brevirostris) is a species of bird in the family Acanthizidae. It is an insectivorous passerine that is found throughout mainland Australia. At 8 to 9 cm (3.1 to 3.5 in) long, it is Australia's smallest bird. It was originally described by John Gould in 1838, and four subspecies are recognised. The weebill's plumage is nondescript, with olive-grey upperparts and paler, more yellowish underparts. It grades from more brownish plumage in the southern regions of Australia to more yellow in tropical areas.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weebill

## Photo

![Weebill](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/weebill/medium.jpg)

Photo: Joshua S. Martin · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/235855972

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/weebill?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).