Thornbills (Acanthizidae)
Striated Fieldwren (Calamanthus fuliginosus) - HBW 12, p. 589
French: Séricorne strié
German: Strichelfeldhuscher
Spanish: Sedosito Estriado
Other common names: Field Wren, Eastern/Rock/Streaked Fieldwren, White-lored Fieldwren, Striated Calamanthus, (Striated) Reed-lark
Taxonomy: Anthus fuliginosus Vigors and Horsfield, 1827, Derwent River district, south-east Tasmania, Australia.
Forms a superspecies with C. campestris and C. montanellus. All three have often been treated as conspecific; further study required in order fully to resolve relationships within the genus. Four subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- bourneorum Schodde & Mason, 1999 - SE South Australia and SW Victoria (W Bassian Plain).
- albiloris North, 1902 - coastal SE New South Wales (Illawarra region) S to C Bassian Plain of Victoria.
- diemenensis North, 1904 - W Tasmania.
- fuliginosus (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827) - E Tasmania.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A male singing from the top of a bush, in windy conditions Locality Western Treatment Plant, Werribee, Victoria, Australia (ssp albiloris)
Nick Talbot 31 August 2007 4 years ago 14 sec 4.1 -
side and front view on bush Locality Melaleuca, Southwest National Park, Tasmania, Australia (ssp diemenensis)
Martin Kennewell 20 January 2012 17 weeks ago 34 sec 4 -
perched up, calls Locality Melaleuca, Southwest National Park, Tasmania, Australia (ssp diemenensis)
Martin Kennewell 20 January 2012 17 weeks ago 27 sec 4 -
A bird preening on a bush. Locality Port Campbell National Park, Victoria, Australia (ssp bourneorum)
Josep del Hoyo 31 October 2009 1 year ago 22 sec 3.8 -
on ground Locality Melaleuca, Southwest National Park, Tasmania, Australia (ssp diemenensis)
Martin Kennewell 20 January 2012 17 weeks ago 27 sec 3.7 -
rear, side view on bush Locality Melaleuca, Southwest National Park, Tasmania, Australia (ssp diemenensis)
Martin Kennewell 20 January 2012 17 weeks ago 12 sec 3.7
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Posing in a bush
Locality Railton, Tasmania, Australia (ssp diemenensis)
Lindsay Hansch 14 December 2006 1 year ago 3.5 -
A bird perched
Locality Strahan, Tasmania, Australia (ssp diemenensis)
Arthur Grosset 10 February 2006 2 years ago 3.4 -
A bird singing in a bush.
Locality Western Treatment Plant, Werribee, Victoria, Australia (ssp albiloris)
Nick Talbot 26 March 2012 7 weeks ago 3 -
Striated Fieldwren foraging
Locality Railton, Tasmania, Australia
Rhonda Hansch 14 December 2006 20 weeks ago 3 -
A bird on a barbed wire fence.
Locality Western Treatment Plant, Werribee, Victoria, Australia (ssp albiloris)
Nick Talbot 25 January 2010 2 years ago 3 -
A bird perched on a bush.
Locality Port Campbell National Park, Victoria, Australia (ssp bourneorum)
Josep del Hoyo 31 October 2009 1 year ago 2.7
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A bird singing. Locality Port Campbell National Park, Victoria, Australia
(ssp bourneorum)
Josep del Hoyo 31 October 2009 1 year ago 4 -
A bird calling from a tree. Locality Western Treatment Plant, Werribee, Victoria, Australia
(ssp albiloris)
Nick Talbot 26 March 2012 8 weeks ago 3
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