---
title: "Yellow Thornbill"
description: "Acanthiza nana — Aves. The yellow thornbill (Acanthiza nana), formerly known as the little thornbill, is a tiny passerine bird endemic to the eastern coast of Australia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/yellow-thornbill
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Yellow Thornbill

> Acanthiza nana — Aves. The yellow thornbill  (Acanthiza nana), formerly known as the little thornbill, is a tiny passerine bird endemic to the eastern coast of Australia.

- Scientific name: *Acanthiza nana*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 2482
- Wikidata: [Q927380](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q927380)
- iNaturalist taxon: [13470](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/13470)

## Names

- en: Yellow Thornbill
- de: Gelbbauchdornschnabel
- es: Acantiza Enana
- fr: Acanthize nain
- nl: Gele doornsnavel
- pl: Buszówka żółtobrzucha

## Countries with the most observations

AU (2318)

## Summary

The yellow thornbill  (Acanthiza nana), formerly known as the little thornbill, is a tiny passerine bird endemic to the eastern coast of Australia. While currently listed as Least Concern by the IUCN, the general consensus is that the population is decreasing.

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

## Photo

![Yellow Thornbill](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/yellow-thornbill/medium.jpg)

Photo: themaskedlapwing · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/327349497

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/yellow-thornbill?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).