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'''[http://www.birdforum.net/member.php?u=16212 Mat & Cathy]'''<br />Santa Teresa Road, near Alice Springs, [[Northern Territory]], [[Australia]], April 2010]] | '''[http://www.birdforum.net/member.php?u=16212 Mat & Cathy]'''<br />Santa Teresa Road, near Alice Springs, [[Northern Territory]], [[Australia]], April 2010]] | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 15cm | ||
| + | *Brownish unstreaked wings and back | ||
| + | *Rufous crown and nape | ||
| + | *Whitish throat and breast grading to buff undertail covers and flanks | ||
| + | *Long, wedge-tipped tail, brown | ||
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| + | '''Sexes similar | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
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- Megalurus carteri
Photo by Mat & Cathy
Santa Teresa Road, near Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia, April 2010
Santa Teresa Road, near Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia, April 2010
Identification
15cm
- Brownish unstreaked wings and back
- Rufous crown and nape
- Whitish throat and breast grading to buff undertail covers and flanks
- Long, wedge-tipped tail, brown
Sexes similar
Distribution
Spinifex regions of north-central Australia (Pilbara to north-western Queensland).
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Formerly placed in genus Eremiornis.
Placed in genus Megalurus by Gill and Donsker.
Habitat
Deserts
Behaviour
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Spinifexbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 24 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Spinifexbird
