Calamanthus
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Calamanthus is a genus of bird
in the Acanthizidae
family.
It contains the following species:
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
in the Acanthizidae
Acanthizidae
The Acanthizidae, also known as the Australasian warblers, are a family of passerine birds which include gerygones, thornbills, and scrubwrens. The Acanthizidae consists of small to medium passerine birds, with a total length varying between 8 and 19 cm. They have short rounded wings, slender...
family.
It contains the following species:
- Rufous FieldwrenRufous FieldwrenThe Rufous Fieldwren or Calamanthus is a species of bird in the Acanthizidae family, endemic to Australia.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 25 July 2007....
(Calamanthus campestris) - Striated FieldwrenStriated FieldwrenThe Striated Fieldwren or Calamanthus is a species of bird in the Acanthizidae family, endemic to Australia.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 25 July 2007....
(Calamanthus fuliginosus) - Western FieldwrenWestern FieldwrenThe Western Fieldwren or Calamanthus is a species of bird in the Acanthizidae family, endemic to southwestern Australia. It is often considered a subspecies of the Rufous Fieldwren, most notably by Christidis and Boles in their 2008 work, but as a separate species by many other authorities...
(Calamanthus montanellus) - sometimes considered a subspecies of the Rufous Fieldwren.