Thornbills (Acanthizidae)
Western Fieldwren (Calamanthus montanellus) - HBW 12, p. 590
French: Séricorne montanelle
German: Westaustralien-Feldhuscher
Spanish: Sedosito Occidental
Other common names: Rock/Western Calamanthus
Taxonomy: Calamanthus montanellus Milligan, 1903, Stirling Range, south Western Australia.
Forms a superspecies with C. fuliginosus and C. campestris. All three have often been treated as conspecific, especially present species and C. campestris; further study required in order fully to resolve relationships within the genus. Monotypic.
Distribution: Western Australia S of a line drawn roughly from Geraldton SE to Point Culver (but excluding extreme SW corner).
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Adult bird perched on low branch and then flying off. Showing rufous-brown forehead and tail feathers with dark sub-terminal ba Locality Fitzgerald River National Park, Western Australia, Australia (Monotypic species)
Neil Robertson 19 September 2009 2 years ago 34 sec 4.3
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