Sunday, April 1, 2012

>Calamanthus montanellus (Western Fieldwren)

Western Fieldwren


Western Fieldwren
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Acanthizidae
Genus:Calamanthus
Species:C. montanellus
Binomial name
Calamanthus montanellus
(Milligan, 1903)
Synonyms
Calamanthus campestris montanellus
The Western Fieldwren or Calamanthus (Calamanthus montanellus) is a species of bird in the Acanthizidae family, endemic to southwestern Australia. It is often considered a subspecies of the Rufous Fieldwren, most notably by Christidis and Boles in their 2008 work, but as a separate species by many other authorities including the IOC.

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