Monday, April 2, 2012

>Pyrrholaemus sagittatus (Speckled Warbler)

Speckled Warbler

Speckled Warbler
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Acanthizidae
Subfamily:Acanthizinae
Genus:Pyrrholaemus
Species:P. sagittatus
Binomial name
Pyrrholaemus sagittatus
(Latham, 1801)
Synonyms
  • Chthonicola sagittatus
The Speckled Warbler (Pyrrholaemus sagittatus) is a species of bird in the family Acanthizidae. It is endemic to Australia. Its natural habitat is temperate forests.

Conservation status

International

On the IUCN Red List, the Speckled Warbler was uplisted from Near Threatened to Least Concernstatus in 2000; having turned out to be more common than previously believed, but was downlisted to Near Threatened again in the 2007 IUCN Red List.

Australia

Speckled Warbler are not listed as threatened on the Australian Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.

State of New South Wales, Australia

The Speckled Warbler is listed as "Vulnerable" under the NSW Threatened Species Conservation Act.

State of Victoria, Australia

  • The Speckled Warbler is listed as threatened on the Victorian Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act (1988). Under this Act, an Action Statement for the recovery and future management of this species has not been prepared.
  • On the 2007 advisory list of threatened vertebrate fauna in Victoria, the Speckled Warbler is listed as vulnerable.
Speckled Warbler94.ogg
SE Queensland, Australia

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