Biology:Calamanthus

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Short description: Genus of birds

Calamanthus
Striated fieldwren, Tasmania.jpg
Striated fieldwren (Calamanthus fuliginosus)
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Acanthizidae
Genus: Calamanthus
Gould, 1838
Type species
Praticola anthoides[1]
Swainson, 1838

Calamanthus is a genus of bird in the family Acanthizidae.

A poorly researched genus, the alliance has been recognised as a single species treatment (Schodde, 1975) and later two species or provisionally three separate species.[2] Birds of the World lists the following three species:[3]

Image Common Name Scientific name Distribution
Calamanthus campestris (cropped2).jpg rufous fieldwren Calamanthus campestris Australia.
Striated Fieldwren (Calamanthus fuliginosus) (8079660765).jpg striated fieldwren Calamanthus fuliginosus Australia.
Western fieldwren Calamanthus montanellus Australia.

References

  1. "Acanthizidae". The Trust for Avian Systematics. https://www.aviansystematics.org/4th-edition-checklist?viewfamilies=170. 
  2. Christidis, Les; Boles, Walter E. (2008) (in en). Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds. Csiro Publishing. pp. 161–62. ISBN 978-0-643-06511-6. https://books.google.com/books?id=SFP9P1i-PoEC&q=Calamanthus&pg=PA182. 
  3. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds (2019). "Bristlebirds, pardalotes, Australasian warblers". World Bird List Version 9.1. https://www.worldbirdnames.org/bow/bristlebirds/. Retrieved 21 January 2019. 
  • Del Hoyo, J.; Elliot, A. & Christie D. (editors). (2006). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 12: Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions. ISBN:978-84-96553-42-2

Wikidata ☰ Q2455038 entry