Acanthiza
Sign in to saveAcanthiza is a genus of passeriform birds, most endemic to Australia, but with two species (A. murina and A. cinerea) restricted to New Guinea. These birds are commonly known as thornbills. They are not closely related to species in the hummingbird genera Chalcostigma and Ramphomicron, which are also called thornbills.
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Acanthiza is a genus of passeriform birds, most endemic to Australia, but with two species (A. murina and A. cinerea) restricted to New Guinea. These birds are commonly known as thornbills. They are not closely related to species in the hummingbird genera Chalcostigma and Ramphomicron, which are also called thornbills.
==Taxonomy== The genus Acanthiza was introduced in 1827 by the naturalists Nicholas Vigors and Thomas Horsfield with Motacilla pusilla Shaw, the brown thornbill as the type species. The genus name combines the Ancient Greek ακανθα/akantha meaning "thorn" with ζαω/zaō "to inhabit" or "to live".