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Species of bird

Weebill Nominate subspecies, Victoria Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae Genus: Smicrornis Gould, 1843 Species: S. brevirostris Binomial name Smicrornis brevirostris (Gould, 1838) Approximate range in Australia Year-round range

Subspecies *flavescens*, Northern Territory

The **weebill** (***Smicrornis brevirostris***) is a species of bird in the family [Acanthizidae](/source/Acanthizidae). It is an [insectivorous](/source/Insectivore) [passerine](/source/Passerine) that is found throughout mainland [Australia](/source/Australia). At 8 to 9 cm (3.1 to 3.5 in) long, it is Australia's smallest bird. It was originally described by [John Gould](/source/John_Gould) in 1838, and four subspecies are recognised. The weebill's plumage is nondescript, with olive-grey upperparts and paler, more yellowish underparts. It grades from more brownish plumage in the southern regions of Australia to more yellow in tropical areas.

## Taxonomy

The weebill was described by John Gould in 1838 as *Psilopus brevirostris*. The species epithet is derived from the [Latin](/source/Latin) words *brevis* 'short' and *rostrum* 'beak'.[2]

In 1843, Gould erected the genus *Smicrornis* for his new species *Smicrornis flavescens*, collected from Port Essington, noting it as distinct from *[Gerygone](/source/Gerygone)* (which had replaced *Psilopus as a*name*).[3]* The generic name *Smicrornis* derives from the Greek *smicros* 'small' and *ornis* 'bird'.[4] It is the [only member](/source/Monotypic_taxon) of genus *Smicrornis*; [gene flow](/source/Gene_flow) is strong and local variation follows [Bergmann's](/source/Bergmann's_rule) and [Gloger's](/source/Gloger's_rule) rules.[5][6]

Gould initially called it the short-billed smicrornis, but it did not gain acceptance. Other names include tree-tit, short billed tree-tit, scrub-tit, or short-billed scrub-tit. Weebill was adopted as the name in the 1926 RAOU checklist.[2]

### Subspecies

Four [subspecies](/source/Subspecies) are currently recognised in addition to the nominate subspecies:[7]

- S. *b*. *flavescens* (Gould, 1843) – ranging across Northern Australia from the [Kimberley](/source/Kimberley_(Western_Australia)) to northern and [western Queensland](/source/Western_Queensland) (including [Cape York Peninsula](/source/Cape_York_Peninsula)) and southward to the northern [Great Sandy](/source/Great_Sandy_Desert) and [Tanami Deserts](/source/Tanami_Desert), Central Australian ranges, northern [Simpson Desert](/source/Simpson_Desert) and central Thomson drainage.

- *S. b. ochrogaster* (Schodde & Mason, 1999) – western and central [Western Australia](/source/Western_Australia) (south from the [Pilbara](/source/Pilbara)).

- *S. b. occidentalis* (Bonaparte, 1850) – southwest Western Australia (south from lower [Murchison Range](/source/Murchison_Range) and [Kalgoorlie](/source/Kalgoorlie) region), eastward around southern rim of [Nullarbor Plain](/source/Nullarbor_Plain) to [South Australia](/source/South_Australia) (southward from central [Flinders Ranges](/source/Flinders_Ranges), lower [Lake Frome](/source/Lake_Frome) basin and [Murray Mallee](/source/Murray_Mallee)).

- *S. b. brevirostris* (Gould, 1838) – Eastern Australia from central and eastern Queensland ([Burdekin River](/source/Burdekin_River) drainage), southward to [Victoria](/source/Victoria_(Australia)) and southeast South Australia.

## Description

The weebill is [Australia](/source/Australia)'s smallest bird at approximately 8 to 9 cm (3.1 to 3.5 in) long and weighing an average of 6 grams (adult bird).[8] Wingspan is approximately 15 cm (5.9 in).[8]

Weebills have inconspicuously coloured [plumage](/source/Plumage) ranging from yellowish-grey (front) to olive-brownish-grey (back). The two main feather pigments involved in this variation are yellow ([phaeomelanin](/source/Phaeomelanin)) and olive-brown ([eumelanin](/source/Eumelanin)).[5] There is geographical variation in plumage across the four subspecies.[8]

Adults have pale yellow eyes and a faint cream coloured [supercilium](/source/Supercilium). The throat feathers are grey, often with striation, and the flight feathers on the wings are pale brown.[8] The tail feathers are brown with a black bar and white spot on the tip of all the [rectrices](/source/Rectrices), except the central pairs, which are completely dark.[6] Both sexes are [monomorphic](/source/Monomorphism_(biology)) in plumage colouration.[8]

The [bill](/source/Beak) is short and pale grey.[7] The stubby bill of the weebill assists in distinguishing it from [thornbills](/source/Acanthiza).[9] The legs and feet of the weebill are grey, and like all passerines, their [toe arrangement](/source/Bird_feet_and_legs) is [anisodactyl](/source/Anisodactyl) for perching.[8]

Juveniles have a similar plumage to adults, but can be identified by a brighter, yellow bill and greyer eye.[10]

Four subspecies of weebill are currently recognised and exhibit slight variation in feather pigmentation, dependent on distribution.[8] In the south and east of Australia, subspecies *occidentalis* and *brevirostris* are light brown; in the southwest, the subspecies *occidentalis* exhibits greyer plumage; while subspecies *flavescens* in northern and inland Australia is paler and more yellow.[11] Additionally, the Northern Australian weebills are smaller than those in the south.

The voice of the weebill is a loud, clear, musical *pee-pee p'wee*, *wee bit* or *wee willy weetee*, often heard from a considerable distance.[8]

## Distribution and habitat

The weebill is found in [woodlands](/source/Woodland) and forests across most of mainland [Australia](/source/Australia), excluding Tasmania.[12] All four subspecies of weebills are sedentary in their range,[8] and numbers are regular throughout the year.

They are most commonly found in the canopies of dry, open [eucalyptus](/source/Eucalyptus) forests, woodlands and [mallee](/source/Mallee_Woodlands_and_Shrublands),[12] occasionally coming down to the [midstory](/source/Stratification_(vegetation)) to feed primarily on small insects and their larvae. They display a preference for foraging in the canopy foliage of healthy eucalyptus trees, where they are more likely to retrieve insects.[13] The weebill is widespread in all climates,[14] although localised to watercourses in arid zones. They are somewhat gregarious with other small insectivorous passerines, such as [thornbills](/source/Acanthiza), [silvereyes](/source/Silvereye), and [pardalotes](/source/Pardalote).

## Ecology

### Diet

The diet consists mostly of [insects](/source/Insect), [larvae](/source/Larva), occasionally seeds and beetles .[8] [Arthropod](/source/Arthropod) prey items include spiders ([Araneae](/source/Spider)), beetles ([Coleoptera](/source/Beetle), including [Curculionids](/source/Curculionidae)), and flies ([Diptera](/source/Fly)).[7] Weebills forage busily in pairs, or small parties of up to 8, feeding mainly in trees, often hovering, they are active and noisy and cling to twigs while gleaning insects from the outer foliage of the canopy and midstory.

Weebills assist in maintaining the health of trees, as they [glean](/source/Gleaning_(birds)) scale insects and eat a range of other insects, including [psyllids](/source/Psyllidae) and their protective covers [(lerps)](/source/Lerp_(biology)).[15]

### Reproduction

The dome-shaped [pendant nests](/source/Bird_nest) of weebills are made from fine, pliable materials, such as grasses and plant fibres suspended from a branch and concealed in dense foliage of the tree canopy.[15] Weebills are known to utilize cobwebs, insect cocoons and animal hair to bind, strengthen, and further conceal the nest.

The breeding season of weebills depends on latitude and climatic conditions.[11] They can breed at almost any time of the year, but most commonly from July to May. Courtship displays have been observed in weebills, where males ruffle their cheek and head feathers with outstretched wings to the female. It is thought that male and female weebills display to each other at the nest-site with tail-fanning, slight bowing and wing quivering.[8]

The female usually lays two to four brown-speckled cream-coloured [eggs](/source/Bird_egg),[8] which are tapered-oval in shape. Only the female [incubates](/source/Egg_incubation) the eggs, which hatch after 10–12 days, and then both parents care for the chicks.[10]

Weebill eggs in the nest are occasionally vulnerable to small [brood parasites](/source/Brood_parasite), such as the [Horsfield's bronze-cuckoo](/source/Horsfield's_bronze-cuckoo), where the female cuckoo removes the weebill eggs and lays one or two eggs in the host nest for the weebill to raise.[16]

## Threats and conservation

Widespread and common in its habitat throughout its [range](/source/Range_(biology)) on mainland Australia, the weebill is evaluated as [Least Concern](/source/Least_Concern) on the [IUCN Red List](/source/IUCN_Red_List) of Threatened Species.[1] However, like many woodland birds throughout Australia, local declines have been noted, these being consequent upon [habitat loss](/source/Habitat_destruction) and fragmentation caused by deforestation of *[Eucalyptus](/source/Eucalyptus)* woodlands[17] and other [anthropogenic changes](/source/Human_impact_on_the_environment) to the characteristics of the land.

Human-caused disturbances include introduced flora and fauna species, and altered fire regimes that can result in changes to ecosystem-level processes, modify habitat structure and consequently affect fauna assemblages.[18]

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## External links

- Media related to [*Smicrornis brevirostris*](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Smicrornis_brevirostris) at Wikimedia Commons

- Data related to [*Smicrornis brevirostris*](https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Smicrornis_brevirostris) at Wikispecies

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Taxon identifiers Smicrornis brevirostris Wikidata: Q1300169 Wikispecies: Smicrornis brevirostris ADW: Smicrornis_brevirostris AFD: Smicrornis_brevirostris Avibase: 4568006A43DB0FAC BirdLife: 22704662 BirdLife-Australia: weebill BOLD: 118639 BOW: weebil1 CoL: 4XW55 eBird: weebil1 EoL: 45518114 GBIF: 2486541 iNaturalist: 13540 IRMNG: 11215809 ITIS: 563037 IUCN: 22704662 NCBI: 117206 Observation.org: 75119 Open Tree of Life: 918675 Xeno-canto: Smicrornis-brevirostris

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