King Island brown thornbill

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King Island brown thornbill (plural King Island brown thornbills)

  1. A subspecies of brown thornbill, Acanthiza pusilla archibaldi, endemic to King Island, Tasmania.
    • 2018 April 26, Adam Morton, The Guardian:
      The most at-risk bird was the tiny King Island brown thornbill, which was rated as having little more than a 5% chance of survival under its current level of care.