Calamanthus | |
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Striated fieldwren (Calamanthus fuliginosus) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Acanthizidae |
Genus: |
Calamanthus Gould, 1838 |
Type species | |
Praticola anthoides
[1] Swainson, 1838
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Calamanthus is a genus of bird in the family Acanthizidae.
A poorly researched genus, the alliance has been recognised as a single species treatment (Schodde, 1975) and later two species or provisionally three separate species. [2] Birds of the World: Recommended English Names lists the following three species: [3]
Image | Common Name | Scientific name | Distribution |
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rufous fieldwren | Calamanthus campestris | Australia. | |
striated fieldwren | Calamanthus fuliginosus | Australia. | |
Western fieldwren | Calamanthus montanellus | Australia. |