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Photo by Tom Tarrant

Cincloramphus mathewsi

Identification

19cm. Mid-brown, rufous rump and upper tail, pale eyebrow and pale underparts, and a dark line through its eye.

Distribution

Australia

Taxonomy

This is a Monotypic species.

Habitat

Open grassland, grassy open woodland, farmland.

Behaviour

The diet includes insects and other small arthropods.

The female builds a nest shaped like a deep cup, of grass on the ground in thick grass or other low vegetation. The female incubates the eggs and raises the young.

External Links

• View more images of this species on the ABID