Calamanthus
| Calamanthus | |
|---|---|
| File:Striated fieldwren, Tasmania.jpg | |
| Striated fieldwren (Calamanthus fuliginosus) | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Acanthizidae |
| Genus: | Calamanthus Gould, 1838 |
| Type species | |
| Praticola anthoides Swainson, 1837=Anthus fuliginosus Vigors & Horsfield, 1827[1] | |
Calamanthus is a genus of bird in the family Acanthizidae.
Taxonomy
[edit | edit source]The genus Calamanthus was introduced in 1838 by the English ornithologist John Gould [2] as a replacement name for Praticola that had been introduced in 1837 by William Swainson to accommodate Praticola anthoides Swainson, a junior synonym of Anthus fuliginosus Vigors and Horsfield, the striated fieldwren.[3][4] The name Praticola was pre-occupied as it had previous been introduced in 1829 by the German naturalist Johann Jakob Kaup.[4][5] The genus name combines the Ancient Greek καλαμαια/kalamaia meaning "grasshopper" with the genus Anthus Bechstein, 1805.[6]
A poorly researched genus, the alliance has been recognised as a single species treatment (Schodde, 1975) and later two species or provisionally three separate species.[7] Birds of the World: Recommended English Names lists the following three species:[8]
| Image | Common name | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Calamanthus campestris (cropped2).jpg | rufous fieldwren | Calamanthus campestris | Australia. |
| File:Striated Fieldwren (Calamanthus fuliginosus) (8079660765).jpg | striated fieldwren | Calamanthus fuliginosus | Australia. |
| Western fieldwren | Calamanthus montanellus | Australia. |
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References
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Further reading
[edit | edit source]- Del Hoyo, J.; Elliot, A. & Christie D. (editors). (2006). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 12: Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
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