Australian Chats (Epthianuridae)

Crimson Chat (Epthianura tricolor) - HBW 12, p. 624

French: Epthianure tricolore German: Scharlachtrugschmätzer Spanish: Eptianuro Tricolor
Other common names: Red-breasted Chat, Crimson-breasted Nun, Saltbush Canary

Taxonomy: Ephthianura tricolor Gould, 1841, Australia, ‘Hab.­?’ = Peel River, New South Wales, Australia.
Genus name often spelt erroneously as Ephthianura. Genus was in the past sometimes placed in thornbill family (Acanthizidae), and more recent analyses of DNA-DNA hybridization indicate that it belongs with the honeyeaters (Meliphagidae); further study required. Monotypic.

Distribution: Australia, mainly in interior, with few records from N tropics.