Species Smicrornis brevirostris (Gould, 1838)
Weebill, Brown Weebill, Scrub-tit, Short-billed Scrub-tit, Short-billed Treetit, Southern Treetit, Southern Weebill, Tree-tit, Yellow Treetit, Yellow Weebill, Yellow-tinted Scrub-tit, Yellow-tinted Treetit
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
ACT, NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Burt Plain (BRT), Central Arnhem (CA), Carnarvon (CAR), Central Kimberley (CK), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Coolgardie (COO), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Central Ranges (CR), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Dampierland (DL), Davenport Murchison Ranges (DMR), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Finke (FIN), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gascoyne (GAS), Gawler (GAW), Gibson Desert (GD), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC), Mallee (MAL), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Mulga Lands (ML), Murchison (MUR), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), Northern Kimberley (NK), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Nullarbor (NUL), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Pilbara (PIL), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Stony Plains (STP), Sturt Plateau (STU), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tanami (TAN), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Warren (WAR), Wet Tropics (WT), Yalgoo (YAL) ; NT, Qld, SA, WA: Great Sandy Desert (GSD) ; NT, Qld, WA: Channel Country (CHC)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Dry sclerophyll forest, eremic riverine woodland, mallee (Eucalyptus) woodland, temperate eucalypt, tropical eucalypt.
Common Name References
Anonymous 1969. An Index of Australian Bird Names. Division of WIldlife Research Technical Paper. Canberra : CSIRO Vol. No. 20 pp. 93. [43] (Weebill, Brown Weebill, Scrub-tit, Short-billed Scrub-tit, Short-billed Treetit, Southern Treetit, Southern Weebill, Tree-tit, Yellow Treetit, Yellow Weebill, Yellow-tinted Scrub-tit, Yellow-tinted Treetit)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31-Oct-2018 | ACANTHIZIDAE Bonaparte, 1854 | 05-Dec-2014 | MODIFIED | Dr Wayne Longmore |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |
Subspecies Smicrornis brevirostris brevirostris (Gould, 1838)
- Psilopus brevirostris Gould, J. 1838. A Synopsis of the Birds of Australia, and the Adjacent Islands. London : J. Gould 8 pp., 73 pls. [Pt 3, published Apr. 1838, publication dated as 1837–1838] [pl. 61].
Type data:
Holotype ANSP 760 ♂, New South Wales. - Smicrornis brevirostris pallescens Mathews, G.M. 1912. A Reference-List to the Birds of Australia. Novitates Zoologicae 18: 171-455 [Date published 31 Jan 1912] [306].
Type data:
Holotype AMNH 606352 adult ♀, Qld: Mount Abbot [20°08S, 147°40'E].Type locality references:
LeCroy, M. 2008. Type specimens of birds in the American Museum of Natural History. Part 7. Passeriformes: Sylviidae, Muscicapidae, Platysteiridae, Maluridae, Acanthizidae, Monarchidae, Rhipiduridae, and Petroicidae. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 313(7): 1-298 [166-167].
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
ACT, NSW, Qld, SA, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Wet Tropics (WT)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Dry sclerophyll forest, eremic riverine woodland, mallee (Eucalyptus) woodland, temperate eucalypt, tropical eucalypt.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31-Oct-2018 | ACANTHIZIDAE Bonaparte, 1854 | 01-Dec-2014 | MODIFIED | Dr Wayne Longmore |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |
Subspecies Smicrornis brevirostris flavescens Gould, 1843
- Smicrornis flavescens Gould, J. 1843. In Proceedings of meeting of Zoological Society of London, Oct. 11, 1842. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1842(10): 131-140 [Date published Feb 1843: publication dated 1842] [134].
Type data:
Holotype ANSP 761 ♂, NT: Port Essington [11°16'S, 132°09'E].
Paratype(s) ANSP 18632 adult unsexed, NT: Port Essington [11°16'S, 132°09'E].Type locality references:
Ingersoll, A.W. & Fisher, C.T. 2006. Type specimens of birds in the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. Draft. pp. 1-355 [219-220]. - Smicrornis brevirostris subflavescens Mathews, G.M. 1912. A Reference-List to the Birds of Australia. Novitates Zoologicae 18: 171-455 [Date published 31 Jan 1912] [307].
Type data:
Holotype AMNH 606320 adult ♀, NT: Alexandria (= Alexandra) [19ᵒ03'S 136ᵒ42'E].
Paratype(s) AMNH 606321 ♀, NT: Alexandria (= Alexandra) [19ᵒ03'S 136ᵒ42'E].Type locality references:
LeCroy, M. 2008. Type specimens of birds in the American Museum of Natural History. Part 7. Passeriformes: Sylviidae, Muscicapidae, Platysteiridae, Maluridae, Acanthizidae, Monarchidae, Rhipiduridae, and Petroicidae. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 313(7): 1-298 [166]. - Smicrornis brevirostris mungi Mathews, G.M. 1912. A Reference-List to the Birds of Australia. Novitates Zoologicae 18: 171-455 [Date published 31 Jan 1912] [307].
Type data:
Holotype AMNH 606281 adult ♂, WA: Mungi Rockhole, 8 miles southeast of Mount Alexander [18ᵒ45' S, 123ᵒ44' E].
Paratype(s) AMNH 606282 ♂, WA: Mungi Rockhole, 8 miles southeast of Mount Alexander [18ᵒ45' S, 123ᵒ44' E]; AMNH 606283 ♂, WA: Mungi Rockhole, 8 miles southeast of Mount Alexander [18ᵒ45' S, 123ᵒ44' E]; AMNH 606284 ♀, WA: Mungi Rockhole, 8 miles southeast of Mount Alexander [18ᵒ45' S, 123ᵒ44' E]; AMNH 606285 ♀ (registration number erroneously given as 906285 in LeCroy (2008)), WA: Mungi Rockhole, 8 miles southeast of Mount Alexander [18ᵒ45' S, 123ᵒ44' E].Type locality references:
LeCroy, M. 2008. Type specimens of birds in the American Museum of Natural History. Part 7. Passeriformes: Sylviidae, Muscicapidae, Platysteiridae, Maluridae, Acanthizidae, Monarchidae, Rhipiduridae, and Petroicidae. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 313(7): 1-298 [166]. - Smicrornis brevirostris rogersi Mathews, G.M. 1912. A Reference-List to the Birds of Australia. Novitates Zoologicae 18: 171-455 [Date published 31 Jan 1912] [307].
Type data:
Holotype AMNH 606273 adult ♂ (erroniously given as being in the Northern Territory (LeCroy, 2008)), WA: Pago Mission (= Mission Station) [14°10'S, 126°42'E].
Paratype(s) AMNH 606274 ♂, WA: Pago Mission (= Mission Station) [14°10'S, 126°42'E]; AMNH 606275 ♂, WA: Pago Mission (= Mission Station) [14°10'S, 126°42'E]; AMNH 606276 ♂, WA: Napier Broome Bay; AMNH 606277 ♀, WA: Napier Broome Bay.Type locality references:
LeCroy, M. 2008. Type specimens of birds in the American Museum of Natural History. Part 7. Passeriformes: Sylviidae, Muscicapidae, Platysteiridae, Maluridae, Acanthizidae, Monarchidae, Rhipiduridae, and Petroicidae. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 313(7): 1-298 [166]. - Smicrornis brevirostris melvillensis Mathews, G.M. 1912. Additions and corrections to my Reference List to the Birds of Australia. Austral Avian Records 1(2): 25-52 [Date published 2 Apr 1912] [39].
Type data:
Holotype AMNH 606299 adult ♂, NT: Coopers Camp, Apsley Strait, Melville Island [11°35' S, 130°28' E].
Paratype(s) AMNH 606300 Unknown, NT: Coopers Camp, Apsley Strait, Melville Island [11°35' S, 130°28' E]; AMNH 606301 Unknown, NT: Coopers Camp, Apsley Strait, Melville Island [11°35' S, 130°28' E]; AMNH 606303 Unknown, NT: Coopers Camp, Apsley Strait, Melville Island [11°35' S, 130°28' E]; AMNH 606304 Unknown, NT: Coopers Camp, Apsley Strait, Melville Island [11°35' S, 130°28' E]; AMNH 606305 Unknown, NT: Coopers Camp, Apsley Strait, Melville Island [11°35' S, 130°28' E].Type locality references:
LeCroy, M. 2008. Type specimens of birds in the American Museum of Natural History. Part 7. Passeriformes: Sylviidae, Muscicapidae, Platysteiridae, Maluridae, Acanthizidae, Monarchidae, Rhipiduridae, and Petroicidae. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 313(7): 1-298 [165].
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NT, Qld, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Burt Plain (BRT), Central Arnhem (CA), Channel Country (CHC), Central Kimberley (CK), Central Ranges (CR), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Dampierland (DL), Davenport Murchison Ranges (DMR), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Finke (FIN), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Northern Kimberley (NK), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Sturt Plateau (STU), Tanami (TAN), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Wet Tropics (WT)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Dry sclerophyll forest, eremic riverine woodland, mallee (Eucalyptus) woodland, temperate eucalypt, tropical eucalypt.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31-Oct-2018 | ACANTHIZIDAE Bonaparte, 1854 | 30-Nov-2014 | MODIFIED | Dr Wayne Longmore |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |
Subspecies Smicrornis brevirostris occidentalis Bonaparte, 1850
- Smicrornis occidentalis Bonaparte, C.L. 1850. Conspectus Generum Avium. Tom. I. Lugduni, Batavorum : E.J. Brill 543 pp. [Date published 24 Jun 1850] [293].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 1881.5.1.292 ♂, WA: York [31°53'S, 116°46"E]; BMNH 1881.5.1.293 ♀, WA: York [31°53’S, 116°46”E]. - Smicrornis brevirostris viridescens Mathews, G.M. 1912. A Reference-List to the Birds of Australia. Novitates Zoologicae 18: 171-455 [Date published 31 Jan 1912] [307].
Type data:
Holotype AMNH 606242 Unknown, SA: Tailem Bend [35°17'S, 139°27'E].
Paratype(s) AMNH 606243 Unknown, SA: Tailem Bend [35°17'S, 139°27'E]; AMNH 606244 ♂, SA: Murray Flats.Type locality references:
LeCroy, M. 2008. Type specimens of birds in the American Museum of Natural History. Part 7. Passeriformes: Sylviidae, Muscicapidae, Platysteiridae, Maluridae, Acanthizidae, Monarchidae, Rhipiduridae, and Petroicidae. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 313(7): 1-298 [167]. - Smicrornis brevirostris stirlingi Mathews, G.M. 1912. Additions and corrections to my Reference List to the Birds of Australia. Austral Avian Records 1(2): 25-52 [Date published 2 Apr 1912] [39].
Type data:
Holotype AMNH 606253 adult ♀, WA: Stirling Range [34ᵒ23'S, 117ᵒ50'E].Type locality references:
LeCroy, M. 2008. Type specimens of birds in the American Museum of Natural History. Part 7. Passeriformes: Sylviidae, Muscicapidae, Platysteiridae, Maluridae, Acanthizidae, Monarchidae, Rhipiduridae, and Petroicidae. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 313(7): 1-298 [167-168]. - Smicrornis brevirostris mallee Mathews, G.M. 1920. Birds of Australia. London : Witherby & Co. Vol. 8 xiv + 316 pp. [132].
Type data:
Holotype AMNH 606233 adult ♀, Vic: Ouyen [35°06'S, 142°22'E].Type locality references:
LeCroy, M. 2008. Type specimens of birds in the American Museum of Natural History. Part 7. Passeriformes: Sylviidae, Muscicapidae, Platysteiridae, Maluridae, Acanthizidae, Monarchidae, Rhipiduridae, and Petroicidae. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 313(7): 1-298 [167]. - Smicrornis brevirostris bonapartei Mathews, G.M. 1922. Additions and corrections. Austral Avian Records 5: 1-9 [5].
Type data:
Holotype AMNH 606260 adult ♂, WA: Broomehill [33ᵒ51'S, 117ᵒ38'E].
Paratype(s) AMNH 606261 ♂, WA: Broomehill [33ᵒ51'S, 117ᵒ38'E]; AMNH 606266 ♀, WA: Broomehill [33ᵒ51'S, 117ᵒ38'E]; AMNH 606267 Unknown, WA: Broomehill [33ᵒ51'S, 117ᵒ38'E]; AMNH 606262 ♂ (Suggested as a possible additional paratype (LeCroy, 2008)), WA: Broomehill [33ᵒ51'S, 117ᵒ38'E].Type locality references:
LeCroy, M. 2008. Type specimens of birds in the American Museum of Natural History. Part 7. Passeriformes: Sylviidae, Muscicapidae, Platysteiridae, Maluridae, Acanthizidae, Monarchidae, Rhipiduridae, and Petroicidae. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 313(7): 1-298 [168]. - Smicrornis brevirostris occidentalis Mathews, G.M. 1912. A Reference-List to the Birds of Australia. Novitates Zoologicae 18: 171-455 [Date published 31 Jan 1912] [307] [junior primary homonym of Smicrornis occidentalis Bonaparte, 1850].
Type data:
Holotype AMNH 606260 adult ♂, WA: Broomehill [33ᵒ51'S, 117ᵒ38'E].
Paratype(s) AMNH 606261 ♂, WA: Broomehill [33ᵒ51'S, 117ᵒ38'E]; AMNH 606266 ♀, WA: Broomehill [33ᵒ51'S, 117ᵒ38'E]; AMNH 606267 Unknown, WA: Broomehill [33ᵒ51'S, 117ᵒ38'E].Type locality references:
LeCroy, M. 2008. Type specimens of birds in the American Museum of Natural History. Part 7. Passeriformes: Sylviidae, Muscicapidae, Platysteiridae, Maluridae, Acanthizidae, Monarchidae, Rhipiduridae, and Petroicidae. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 313(7): 1-298 [168].
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, SA, Vic, WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Coolgardie (COO), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gawler (GAW), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Jarrah Forest (JF), Mallee (MAL), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Nullarbor (NUL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Dry sclerophyll forest, eremic riverine woodland, mallee (Eucalyptus) woodland, temperate eucalypt, tropical eucalypt.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31-Oct-2018 | ACANTHIZIDAE Bonaparte, 1854 | 13-Nov-2014 | MODIFIED | Dr Wayne Longmore |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |
Subspecies Smicrornis brevirostris ochrogaster Schodde & Mason, 1999
- Smicrornis brevirostris ochrogaster Schodde, R. & Mason, I.J. 1999. The Directory of Australian Birds : Passerines. A Taxonomic and Zoogeographic Atlas of the Biodiversity of Birds in Australia and its Territories. Collingwood, Australia : CSIRO Publishing x 851 pp. [177].
Type data:
Holotype ANWC 19562 adult ♂, WA: about 20 km west of WIluna.
Paratype(s) SAMA B.682 ♂, WA: Fortesque River, Pilbara; WAM A.17920 adult ♀, WA: Doolgarrie Creek, 20 km NE of Ullawarra.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, South Australia, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NT, SA, WA: Carnarvon (CAR), Central Ranges (CR), Gascoyne (GAS), Gibson Desert (GD), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), Murchison (MUR), Pilbara (PIL), Yalgoo (YAL)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Dry sclerophyll forest, eremic riverine woodland, mallee (Eucalyptus) woodland, temperate eucalypt, tropical eucalypt.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31-Oct-2018 | ACANTHIZIDAE Bonaparte, 1854 | 30-Nov-2014 | MODIFIED | Dr Wayne Longmore |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |
Unplaced to Unplaced Synonym(s)
- Smicrornis brevirostris cairnsi Keast, J.A. 1958. Geographic variation in the Weebill, Smicrornis brevirostris (Gould) (Passeres: Muscicapidae, Malurinae), a sedentary species with a continuous range. Australian Journal of Zoology 6: 152-161 [156] [type material intergradient between Smicrornis brevirostris brevirostris (Gould, 1838) and S. b. flavescens Gould, 1843].
Type data:
Holotype AM O.38631 adult ♀, Qld: Wondecla [17ᵒ26'S, 145ᵒ26'E].Type locality references:
Longmore, N.W. 1991. Type specimens of birds in the Australian Museum. Technical Reports of the Australian Museum n 4: 1-42 [16]. - Smicrornis brevirostris mathewsi White, S.A. 1915. Scientific notes on an expedition into the north-western regions of South Australia. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 39: 707-842 [Mathews, G.M. 1920. Dates of ornithological works. Austral Avian Records 4: 1–27] [749].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA B.53186 adult ♀, SA: Wantapella Swamp [27°01'S, 133°27'E].
Paratype(s) SAMA B.53196 adult ♂, SA: Wantapella Swamp [27°01'S, 133°27'E].
Ecological Descriptors
Dry sclerophyll forest, eremic riverine woodland, mallee (Eucalyptus) woodland, temperate eucalypt, tropical eucalypt.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31-Oct-2018 | ACANTHIZIDAE Bonaparte, 1854 | 15-Nov-2014 | MODIFIED | Dr Wayne Longmore |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |