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Brown Songlark - BirdForum Opus

(Redirected from Megalurus cruralis)
Photo by Lima
Swanpool, Victoria, Australia, January 2005
Cincloramphus cruralis

Megalurus cruralis

Identification

Male 23-25 cm

  • Dark cinnamon brown
  • Black bill and iris

Female 18-19cm

  • Brown back
  • Brownish-white underparts

The male Brown Songlark is the only Australian bird with fawn crown contrasted with sooty-brown face and breast.

Photo by Mike Bouette
Bremer Bay Western Australia, November 2007

Distribution

Australia (except most north and east coast regions): found in New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

Pastureland and open grassy scrubland.

Behaviour

Flight

Legs dangle in flight.

Diet

The diet includes insects and seeds.

Breeding

The nests is a small depression in the ground; the female incubates the eggs and rears the young.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Avibase
  3. Wikipedia
  4. BirdForum Member observations

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