Thornbills (Acanthizidae)
Shy Heathwren (Hylacola cauta) - HBW 12, p. 589
French: Séricorne timide
German: Sandhuscher
Spanish: Sedosito Tímido
Other common names: Shy Hylacola, Cautious Heathwren/Groundwren/Hylacola, Mallee Wren/Groundwren/Heathwren/Hylacola, Red-rumped Groundwren/Heathwren/Hylacola, Rufous-rumped Groundwren/Heathwren/Hylacola, Shy Groundwren/Scrub-warbler; Western Groundwren/Heathwren/Hylacola (whitlocki)
Taxonomy: Hylacola cauta Gould, 1843, western belt of Murray River between Palmer and Caloote, South Australia.
Often placed in genus Calamanthus. Forms a species pair with H. pyrrhopygia. Four subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- whitlocki Mathews, 1912 - S wheatbelt of SW Western Australia.
- cauta Gould, 1843 - S South Australia (S from N Flinders Ranges) E to Victoria (Murray-Mallee).
- halmaturina Mathews, 1912 - Kangaroo I, off South Australia.
- macrorhyncha (Schodde & Mason, 1999) - mallee regions of C & SW New South Wales.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A male perched and singing. Locality Hattah-Kulkyne National Park, Victoria, Australia (ssp cauta)
Josep del Hoyo 29 October 2009 2 years ago 22 sec 4.5 -
A bird foraging in the undergrowth, then briefly singing from a tree Locality Monarto, South Australia, Australia (ssp cauta)
Peter Waanders 24 February 2010 3 years ago 1 min 19 sec 3.7 -
A male foraging on the ground (50%). Locality Hattah-Kulkyne National Park, Victoria, Australia (ssp cauta)
Josep del Hoyo 29 October 2009 2 years ago 20 sec 3.4
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Shy Heathwren perched on a branch in the open
Locality Monarto, South Australia, Australia (ssp cauta)
Richard Hall 30 September 2008 2 years ago 4.4 -
A frontal view of a male perched.
Locality Hattah-Kulkyne National Park, Victoria, Australia (ssp cauta)
Josep del Hoyo 29 October 2009 2 years ago 3.7 -
on branch
Locality Lake Cargelligo, New South Wales, Australia (ssp macrorhyncha)
Michael Retter 1 October 2009 3 years ago 3.7 -
Adult singing on top of Salt-Bush mid morning.
Locality Nullarbor Roadhouse, South Australia, Australia (ssp whitlocki)
Edward Smith 19 March 2011 2 years ago 3.4 -
Stopped in the open, momentarily
Locality Round Hill Nature Reserve, New South Wales, Australia
Lindsay Hansch 20 September 2006 2 years ago 3.4 -
A dorsal view of a male perched.
Locality Hattah-Kulkyne National Park, Victoria, Australia (ssp cauta)
Josep del Hoyo 29 October 2009 2 years ago 2.7
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A male singing. Locality Hattah-Kulkyne National Park, Victoria, Australia
(ssp cauta)
Josep del Hoyo 29 October 2009 2 years ago 4.7 -
short clip of a male singing Locality Monarto, South Australia, Australia
(ssp cauta)
Peter Waanders 24 February 2010 3 years ago 4
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