Mountain Thornbill
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The Mountain Thornbill (Acanthiza katherina) is a species of bird
in the Pardalotidae family. It is endemic to Australia
.
Its natural habitat
is tropical rainforest
on the Atherton tableland in north-east Queensland.
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
in the Pardalotidae family. It is endemic to Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
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Its natural habitat
Habitat
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is tropical rainforest
Rainforest
Rainforests are forests characterized by high rainfall, with definitions based on a minimum normal annual rainfall of 1750-2000 mm...
on the Atherton tableland in north-east Queensland.