Old World Warblers (Sylviidae)
Rufous Songlark (Cincloramphus mathewsi) - HBW 11, p. 580
French: Mégalure de Mathews
German: Rostbürzel-Lerchensänger
Spanish: Yerbera de Mathews
Other common names: Rufous Singing Lark
Taxonomy: Cincloramphus rufescens mathewsi Iredale, 1911, Yalgoo, Western Australia.
Striking morphological differences from C. cruralis suggest that this species may be better placed in a separate genus, for which the name Maclennania is available. Monotypic.
Distribution: Australia, except most of Cape York Peninsula, Tasmania and arid interior of W: breeds S from 20° S (but chiefly S of Tropic of Capricorn) in SW Western Australia and in SE; non-breeding across much of interior and N parts of Australia.
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Male calling from a blackberry. Locality West Belconnen Pond, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Stephen Wallace 17 October 2011 31 weeks ago 19 sec 4.3 -
A bird singing on a electric wire and then flying away. Locality Deniliquin, New South Wales, Australia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 28 October 2009 1 year ago 31 sec 4.3 -
A bird perched on a stump, singing Locality Callum Brae, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia (Monotypic species)
Nick Talbot 4 November 2006 5 years ago 12 sec 4 -
Male calling from a tree. Locality West Belconnen Pond, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Stephen Wallace 17 October 2011 31 weeks ago 42 sec 3.3 -
A bird perched and looking around. Locality Beechworth, Victoria, Australia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 26 October 2009 1 year ago 51 sec 3.3 -
A male perched on a wire Locality Cobar, New South Wales, Australia (Monotypic species)
David Fisher 11 September 2006 5 years ago 26 sec 2.5
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Dorsal view of a male perched on a electric wire.
Locality Deniliquin, New South Wales, Australia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 28 October 2009 1 year ago 3 -
Frontal view of a male on a electric wire.
Locality Deniliquin, New South Wales, Australia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 28 October 2009 1 year ago 3 -
A bird in a bushy area. Locality New South Wales, Australia (Monotypic species)
Fran Trabalon 31 October 2007 2 years ago 3 -
A bird standing on barbed wire.
Locality Capertee Valley, New South Wales, Australia (Monotypic species)
Ken Havard 20 October 2008 1 year ago 2.2
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A bird singing. Locality Deniliquin, New South Wales, Australia
(Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 28 October 2009 1 year ago 4.5 -
adult calling Locality Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
(Monotypic species)
Mat Gilfedder 2 October 2007 2 years ago 3
