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| + | [[Image:1037 Spinifexbird 01g.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|peterday|peterday}}<br />Standley Chasm, Alice Springs, [[Northern Territory]], [[Australia]], July 2016]] | ||
| + | ;[[:Category:Megalurus|Megalurus]] carteri | ||
| + | ==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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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[Australia]]. | + | Spinifex regions of north-central [[Australia]] (Pilbara to north-western [[Queensland]]). |
| + | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | [[Image:IMG 9988-spinifex-bird.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by '''[http://www.birdforum.net/member.php?u=16212 Mat & Cathy]'''<br />Santa Teresa Road, near Alice Springs, [[Northern Territory]], [[Australia]], April 2010]] | ||
| + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.<br /> | ||
| + | Formerly placed in genus ''[[:Category:Eremiornis|Eremiornis]]''. | ||
| + | Placed in genus ''[[:Category:Megalurus|Megalurus]]'' by Gill and Donsker. | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | Deserts | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | + | ==References== | |
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}} | ||
| + | #BF Member observations | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | {{GSearch| | + | {{GSearch|Megalurus+carteri}} |
| − | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Megalurus]] | |
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- Megalurus carteri
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
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
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 19 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Spinifexbird
