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Megalurus carteri
Photo by Mat & Cathy
Santa Teresa Road, near Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia, April 2010

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

  1. 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.
  1. BF Member observations

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