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Forage in the shade of dense vegetation, but are not particularly shy, despite the common name.
 
Forage in the shade of dense vegetation, but are not particularly shy, despite the common name.
 
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Photo by Tannin
Inglewood district, central Victoria, Australia, November 2005

Alternative name: Shy Hylacola

Calamanthus cautus

Hylacola cauta

Identification

Distribution

Australia.

Photo by Mat & Cathy
Near Adelaide, Australia, March 2008

Taxonomy

Calamanthus cautus has four subspecies:

  • C. c. macrorhyncha
  • Central New South Wales
  • C. c. cauta
  • Eyre Peninsula and Flinders Ranges to north-western Victoria and adjacent New South Wales
  • C. c. halmaturina
  • Kangaroo Island (South Australia)
  • C. c. whitlocki
  • South-central Western Australia

Habitat

Shrubby vegetation.

Behaviour

Forage in the shade of dense vegetation, but are not particularly shy, despite the common name.

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