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Calamanthus
''Calamanthus'' is a genus of bird in the family Acanthizidae. A poorly researched genus, the alliance An alliance is a relationship among people, groups, or states that have joined together for mutual benefit or to achieve some common purpose, whether or not explicit agreement has been worked out among them. Members of an alliance are called ... has been recognised as a single species treatment (Schodde, 1975) and later two species or provisionally three separate species. '' Birds of the World: Recommended English Names'' lists the following three species: * '' Calamanthus campestris'', rufous fieldwren * '' Calamanthus fuliginosus'', striated fieldwren *'' Calamanthus montanellus'', Western fieldwren - sometimes considered a subspecies of the rufous fieldwren ''Calamanthus campestris'' ('' C. campestris montanellus'') References * Del Hoyo, J.; Elliot, A. & Christie D. (editors). (2006). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 12: Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calamanthus Montanellus
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The western fieldwren (''Calamanthus montanellus'') is a species of bird in the family Acanthizidae, endemic to southwestern Australia. It is often considered a subspecies (''Calamanthus campestris montanellus'') of the rufous fieldwren (''C. campestris''), most notably by Christidis and Boles in their 2008 work, but as a separate species by many other authorities including the IOC.Gill, F. and D. Donsker, eds. (2020). IOC World Bird List (v 10.1). Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.10.1. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/ References western fieldwren Endemic birds of Southwest Australia western fieldwren The western fieldwren (''Calamanthus montanellus'') is a species of bird in the family Acanthizidae, endemic to southwestern Australia. It is often considered a subspecies (''Calamanthus campestris montanellus'') of the rufous fieldwren The ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calamanthus Campestris
The rufous fieldwren (''Calamanthus campestris'') also known as the desert wren or sandplain wren is a species of insectivorous bird in the family Acanthizidae, endemic to Australia. Taxonomy The rufous fieldwren is one of 63 species of the Australasian warbler family Acanthizidae, which includes gerygones, scrubwrens and thornbills. Subspecies ''Calamanthus campestris'' includes the following subspecies: * ''C. c. winiam'' - (Campbell, AJ. & Campbell, AG., 1927) from southeastern Australian mallee. * ''C. c. campestris'' - (Gould, 1841) from southern South Australia and Nullarbor Plain. * ''C. c. rubiginosus'' - (Campbell, AJ., 1899) * ''C. c. dorrie'' - (Mathews, 1912) * ''C. c. hartogi'' - (Carter, 1916) * ''C. c. wayensis'' - (Mathews, 1912) * ''C. c. isabellinus'' - (North, 1896) * ''C. c. montanellus'' (Milligan, 1903) There is both historical and contemporary contention to ''Calamanthus campestris montanellus''' split from a subspecies of the rufous fieldwren t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calamanthus Campestris Montanellus
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The western fieldwren (''Calamanthus montanellus'') is a species of bird in the family Acanthizidae, endemic to southwestern Australia. It is often considered a subspecies (''Calamanthus campestris montanellus'') of the rufous fieldwren (''C. campestris''), most notably by Christidis and Boles in their 2008 work, but as a separate species by many other authorities including the IOC.Gill, F. and D. Donsker, eds. (2020). IOC World Bird List (v 10.1). Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.10.1. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/ References western fieldwren Endemic birds of Southwest Australia western fieldwren The western fieldwren (''Calamanthus montanellus'') is a species of bird in the family Acanthizidae, endemic to southwestern Australia. It is often considered a subspecies (''Calamanthus campestris montanellus'') of the rufous fieldwren The ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calamanthus
''Calamanthus'' is a genus of bird in the family Acanthizidae. A poorly researched genus, the alliance An alliance is a relationship among people, groups, or states that have joined together for mutual benefit or to achieve some common purpose, whether or not explicit agreement has been worked out among them. Members of an alliance are called ... has been recognised as a single species treatment (Schodde, 1975) and later two species or provisionally three separate species. '' Birds of the World: Recommended English Names'' lists the following three species: * '' Calamanthus campestris'', rufous fieldwren * '' Calamanthus fuliginosus'', striated fieldwren *'' Calamanthus montanellus'', Western fieldwren - sometimes considered a subspecies of the rufous fieldwren ''Calamanthus campestris'' ('' C. campestris montanellus'') References * Del Hoyo, J.; Elliot, A. & Christie D. (editors). (2006). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 12: Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Striated Fieldwren
The striated fieldwren (''Calamanthus fuliginosus'') is a species of bird in the family Acanthizidae, endemic to Australia. Description The striated fieldwren is a small bird, 140mm in size. It is light brown and olive-colored, with a white stomach, and black streaks all over. Its tail is cocked and whitish with black and brown streaks. The striated fieldwren’s front is buff with dark gray and brown streaks; their wings are also brown and gray but with darker and bolder streaks. The bird’s flight feathers, however, do not have streaks. Instead, they have fine light gray edges. A whitish line over the eye can also be found on the striated fieldwren. Striated fieldwrens can be difficult to spot as they forage quietly in thick vegetation or on the ground. If approached, the bird’s tail will elevate and sometimes move side to side, while continuing its song until it feels trapped, then it will fly away and relocate. Sounds and vocal behavior During the springtime, the st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calamanthus Fuliginosus
The striated fieldwren (''Calamanthus fuliginosus'') is a species of bird in the family Acanthizidae, endemic to Australia. Description The striated fieldwren is a small bird, 140mm in size. It is light brown and olive-colored, with a white stomach, and black streaks all over. Its tail is cocked and whitish with black and brown streaks. The striated fieldwren’s front is buff with dark gray and brown streaks; their wings are also brown and gray but with darker and bolder streaks. The bird’s flight feathers, however, do not have streaks. Instead, they have fine light gray edges. A whitish line over the eye can also be found on the striated fieldwren. Striated fieldwrens can be difficult to spot as they forage quietly in thick vegetation or on the ground. If approached, the bird’s tail will elevate and sometimes move side to side, while continuing its song until it feels trapped, then it will fly away and relocate. Sounds and vocal behavior During the springtime, the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acanthizidae
The Acanthizidae—known as Australian warblers—are a family of passerine birds which includes gerygones, the thornbills '' Acanthiza'', and the scrubwrens of '' Sericornis''. The Acanthizidae family consists of small to medium passerine birds, with a total length varying between . They have short rounded wings, slender bills, long legs, and a short tail. Most species have olive, grey, or brown plumage, although some have patches of a brighter yellow. The weebill is the smallest species of acanthizid, and the smallest Australian passerine; the largest is the pilotbird. Taxonomy and systematics Following the Sibley-Ahlquist taxonomy (1990) they were previously regarded as subfamily Acanthizinae within the family Pardalotidae. More recent molecular genetic studies do not support this arrangement. The Dasyornithidae (which include the bristlebirds) are variously seen either as subfamily Dasyornithinae within the family Acanthizidae or Pardalotidae or as own family (Schodde & Mas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Gould
John Gould (; 14 September 1804 – 3 February 1881) was an English ornithologist. He published a number of monographs on birds, illustrated by plates produced by his wife, Elizabeth Gould, and several other artists, including Edward Lear, Henry Constantine Richter, Joseph Wolf and William Matthew Hart. He has been considered the father of bird study in Australia and the Gould League in Australia is named after him. His identification of the birds now nicknamed "Darwin's finches" played a role in the inception of Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection. Gould's work is referenced in Charles Darwin's book, ''On the Origin of Species''. Early life Gould was born in Lyme Regis, the first son of a gardener. Both father and son probably had little education. After working on Dowager Lady Poulett's glass house, his father obtained a position on an estate near Guildford, Surrey, and then in 1818, Gould Snr became foreman in the Royal Gardens of Windsor. Gould then be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bird
Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweight skeleton. Birds live worldwide and range in size from the bee hummingbird to the ostrich. There are about ten thousand living species, more than half of which are passerine, or "perching" birds. Birds have whose development varies according to species; the only known groups without wings are the extinct moa and elephant birds. Wings, which are modified forelimbs, gave birds the ability to fly, although further evolution has led to the loss of flight in some birds, including ratites, penguins, and diverse endemic island species. The digestive and respiratory systems of birds are also uniquely adapted for flight. Some bird species of aquatic environments, particularly seabirds and some waterbirds, have further evolved for swimming. B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alliance (taxonomy)
An alliance is an informal grouping used in biological taxonomy. The term "alliance" is not a taxonomic rank defined in any of the nomenclature codes. It is used for any group of species, genera or tribes to which authors wish to refer, that have at some time provisionally been considered to be closely related. The term is often used for a group that authors are studying in further detail in order to refine the complex taxonomy. For example, a molecular phylogenetics study of the Aerides–Vanda Alliance (Orchidaceae: Epidendroideae) confirmed that the group is monophyletic, and clarified which species belong in each of the 14 genera. In other orchid groups, the various alliances that have been defined do not correspond well to clades. Historically, some 19th century botanical authors used alliance to denote groups that would now be considered orders. This usage is now obsolete, and the ICN (Article 17.2) specifies that such taxa are treated as orders. See also * Species aggr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bird Genera
Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweight skeleton. Birds live worldwide and range in size from the bee hummingbird to the ostrich. There are about ten thousand living species, more than half of which are passerine, or "perching" birds. Birds have whose development varies according to species; the only known groups without wings are the extinct moa and elephant birds. Wings, which are modified forelimbs, gave birds the ability to fly, although further evolution has led to the loss of flight in some birds, including ratites, penguins, and diverse endemic island species. The digestive and respiratory systems of birds are also uniquely adapted for flight. Some bird species of aquatic environments, particularly seabirds and some waterbirds, have further evolved for swimming. Bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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