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Weebill
| Weebill | |
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| Nominate subspecies, Victoria | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Acanthizidae |
| Genus: | Smicrornis Gould, 1843 |
| Species: | S. brevirostris
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| Binomial name | |
| Smicrornis brevirostris (Gould, 1838)
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| Approximate range in Australia
Year-round range
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The weebill (Smicrornis brevirostris) is a species of bird in the family Acanthizidae. It is an insectivorous passerine that is found throughout mainland 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 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.
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Smicrornis brevirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22704662A93979895. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22704662A93979895.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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