A small terrestrial scrubwren-like bird, the Chestnut-rumped Heathwren occurs singly or in pairs. The species is usually shy, secretive and silent, except during the breeding season, when males sing persistently from a perch atop a small shrub or a low branch in a tree, just above the level of dense undergrowth.
Hylacola pyrrhopygia is listed in the following regions:
Canberra & Southern Tablelands | Southern Highlands | South Coast
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Ben Boyd National Park Birrigai Black Mountain Block 402 Booderee National Park Bullen Range Coomee Nulunga Cultural Walking Track Googong Foreshore Goulburn Mulwaree Council Jervis Bay National Park Joadja Lower Cotter Catchment Meroo National Park Morton National Park Murramarang National Park Nadgee State Forest Nadgigomar Nature Reserve Namadgi National Park One Track For All Piney Ridge South Pacific Heathland Reserve Sutton, Bywong and Wamboin Greenways Ulladulla - Warden Head Bushcare Ulladulla Reserves Bushcare Wairo Beach and Dolphin Point Wingecarribee Local Government Area Woodstock Nature Reserve Yadboro State Forest Yanununbeyan State Conservation Area Yerriyong State Forest