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[HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
29/03/2024 08:06:59 PM
Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
LC
Western Fieldwren*
Id (Atlas):
502
Calamanthus montanellus
Endemic
Description (10 )
Western Fieldwren
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Other Names (World)
Western Fieldwren, Western Calamanthus, Rock Calamanthus
Family
Acanthizidae (Thornbills)
Size
12 - 13 cm
First Described (Guide )
Milligan, 1903
Habitat
Inland and saltmarsh vegetation, including saltbush, bluebush and samphire, low shrubs and depressions in gibber plains.
Australia (B) (R).
Western Australia south of a line drawn roughly from Geraldton south-east to Point Culver (but excluding extreme south-western corner).
 
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2011).
Habits
Singly or in pairs, and occasionally small family groups.
Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (1)... )
Listen to XC165118
Western Fieldwren (Calamanthus montanellus ) [XC165118 ]
by Pieter de Groot Boersma from Cape Arid, Western Australia, Australia (song)
Listen to XC327280
Western Fieldwren (Calamanthus montanellus ) [XC327280 ]
by id from Cape Arid, Shire of Esperance, Western Australia, Australia (song)
Breeding Season (Guide )
July - November.
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Forms a superspecies with Striated Fieldwren (Calamanthus fuliginosus ) and Rufous Fieldwren (Calamanthus campestris ), and all have often been treated as conspecific, especially present species and Rufous Fieldwren (Calamanthus campestris ).
Not recognised as a species by BirdLife International.
Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Rufous Fieldwren (Calamanthus campestris ).
References
See References .
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