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[[Image:IMG 9988-spinifex-bird.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by | [[Image:IMG 9988-spinifex-bird.jpg|thumb|550px|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]] | '''[http://www.birdforum.net/member.php?u=16212 Mat & Cathy]'''<br />Santa Teresa Road, near Alice Springs, [[Northern Territory]], [[Australia]], April 2010]] | ||
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This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.<br /> | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.<br /> | ||
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*[http://www.aviceda.org/abid/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&fid=77&bid=1420 View more images of this species on the ABID] | *[http://www.aviceda.org/abid/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&fid=77&bid=1420 View more images of this species on the ABID] | ||
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- Megalurus carteri
Identification
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 28 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Spinifexbird