Calamanthus
| Calamanthus | |
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| Striated fieldwren (Calamanthus fuliginosus) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Acanthizidae |
| Genus: | Calamanthus Gould, 1838 |
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.[1] Birds of the World: Recommended English Names lists the following three species:[2]
- Calamanthus campestris, rufous fieldwren
- Calamanthus fuliginosus, striated fieldwren
- Calamanthus montanellus, Western fieldwren - sometimes considered a subspecies of the rufous fieldwren Calamanthus campestris (C. campestris montanellus)
References[]
- ^ Christidis, Les; Boles, Walter E. (2008). Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds. Csiro Publishing. pp. 161–62. ISBN 978-0-643-06511-6.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Bristlebirds, pardalotes, Australasian warblers". World Bird List Version 9.1. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- Del Hoyo, J.; Elliot, A. & Christie D. (editors). (2006). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 12: Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-84-96553-42-2
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