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 LC    Western Fieldwren* Id (Atlas): 502
    Calamanthus montanellus Endemic

Description (10)
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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.

Range (Guide)
Australia (B) (R).

Image of Range of Western Fieldwren
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)...)

 
Western Fieldwren (Calamanthus montanellus) [XC165118]
     by Pieter de Groot Boersma from Cape Arid, Western Australia, Australia (song)

 
Western Fieldwren (Calamanthus montanellus) [XC327280]
     by id from Cape Arid, Shire of Esperance, Western Australia, Australia (song)

Breeding Season (Guide)
July - November.

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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.


Files:
JPG files for Western Fieldwren (Calamanthus montanellus) - 10 files


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