Fairy-wrens (Maluridae)
Southern Emu-wren (Stipiturus malachurus) - HBW 12, p. 526
French: Queue-de-gaze du Sud
German: Rotstirn-Borstenschwanz
Spanish: Maluro Meridional
Other common names: Button-grass Wren, Sticktail
Taxonomy: Muscicapa malachura Shaw, 1798, Port Jackson = Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Forms a superspecies with S. mallee and S. ruficeps; has been treated as conspecific with former. Correct form of subspecies name polionotum unclear, as both “polionotum” and “polionota” quoted in original description; “polionotum” provisionally adopted herein, pending published clarification by original describers. Eight subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- hartogi Carter, 1916 - Dirk Hartog I, off Western Australia.
- westernensis A. J. Campbell, 1912 - SW Western Australia.
- parimeda Schodde & Weatherly, 1981 - S Eyre Peninsula, in South Australia.
- hartogi Carter, 1916 - Dirk Hartog I, off Western Australia.
- westernensis A. J. Campbell, 1912 - SW Western Australia.
- parimeda Schodde & Weatherly, 1981 - S Eyre Peninsula, in South Australia.
- halmaturinus Parsons, 1920 - Kangaroo I, off SE South Australia.
- intermedius Ashby, 1920 - Mt Lofty Ranges, in SE South Australia.
- malachurus (Shaw, 1798) - SE Queensland coast (from Noosa) S, E of Dividing Range, to SE Victoria (W to Otway Range).
- polionotum Schodde & Mason, 1999 - SE South Australia and SW Victoria.
- littleri Mathews, 1912 - Tasmania.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A male perching on a twig and then flying away Locality Budderoo National Park, New South Wales, Australia (ssp malachurus)
Nick Talbot 10 January 2007 5 years ago 9 sec 4 -
A male perched on a top of a bush and then hiding in. Locality Royal National Park, New South Wales, Australia (ssp malachurus)
Josep del Hoyo 17 October 2009 1 year ago 17 sec 3.9 -
male moving on outside of bush, flies Locality Waychinicup National Park, Western Australia, Australia (ssp westernensis)
Martin Kennewell 3 February 2011 1 year ago 11 sec 3.8 -
male moving through bush Locality Waychinicup National Park, Western Australia, Australia (ssp westernensis)
Martin Kennewell 3 February 2011 1 year ago 20 sec 3.3 -
female Locality Strahan Airport, Strahan, Tasmania, Australia (ssp littleri)
Martin Kennewell 21 January 2012 17 weeks ago 10 sec 3 -
male Locality Strahan Airport, Strahan, Tasmania, Australia (ssp littleri)
Martin Kennewell 21 January 2012 17 weeks ago 7 sec 3
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male perched on exposed branch
Locality Bunyip State Park, Victoria, Australia (ssp malachurus)
Dirk Tomsa 12 March 2011 47 weeks ago 3.7 -
Male
Locality South Durras, New South Wales, Australia
Lindsay Hansch 25 May 2007 1 year ago 3.3 -
Southern Emu-wren foraging in coastal heathland
Locality Cheynes Beach, Albany, Western Australia, Australia
Rhonda Hansch 30 September 2010 21 weeks ago 3 -
male in coastal banksia heath
Locality Red Rock, New South Wales, Australia (ssp malachurus)
Mat Gilfedder 24 March 2008 2 years ago 2.5
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