Old World Warblers (Sylviidae)
Brown Songlark (Cincloramphus cruralis) - HBW 11, p. 581
French: Mégalure brune
German: Schwarzbauch-Lerchensänger
Spanish: Yerbera Parda
Other common names: Brown Singing Lark, Black-breasted Songlark
Taxonomy: Megalurus cruralis Vigors and Horsfield, 1827, Sidney, Australia.
Striking morphological differences from C. mathewsi suggest that the two species may not be closely related and should perhaps be placed in separate genera. Monotypic.
Distribution: Australia, breeding almost entirely S of Tropic of Capricorn; non-breeding across much of interior.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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An immature male singing and moving on the ground. Locality Deniliquin, New South Wales, Australia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 27 October 2009 2 years ago 38 sec 3.7 -
An immature male perched on a bush. Locality Deniliquin, New South Wales, Australia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 27 October 2009 2 years ago 36 sec 3.5 -
A bird perching on a fence post and calling Locality Western Treatment Plant, Werribee, Victoria, Australia (Monotypic species)
Nick Talbot 15 December 2009 3 years ago 16 sec 3.3 -
A bird perching on a post preening and calling. Locality Western Treatment Plant, Werribee, Victoria, Australia
Nick Talbot 15 December 2009 3 years ago 27 sec 3.3 -
A bird perching on a post. Locality Western Treatment Plant, Werribee, Victoria, Australia (Monotypic species)
Nick Talbot 15 December 2009 3 years ago 14 sec 3.3 -
A bird perching on a post, before flying away. Locality Western Treatment Plant, Werribee, Victoria, Australia (Monotypic species)
Nick Talbot 15 December 2009 3 years ago 14 sec 3
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A male in breeding plumage perching on a fence.
Locality Western Treatment Plant, Werribee, Victoria, Australia
Nick Talbot 15 December 2009 3 years ago 3.4 -
young male in bush
Locality Lake Cargelligo, New South Wales, Australia (Monotypic species)
Michael Retter 1 October 2009 3 years ago 3.3 -
An immature male perched on a bush.
Locality Deniliquin, New South Wales, Australia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 27 October 2009 2 years ago 2.4
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An immature male singing. Locality Deniliquin, New South Wales, Australia
(Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 27 October 2009 2 years ago 4
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