Rufous Fieldwren (Calamanthus campestris)
About the Rufous Fieldwren
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. The rufous fieldwren is one of 63 species of the Australasian warbler family Acanthizidae, which includes gerygones, scrubwrens and thornbills. 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)
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Listed as recorded in Australia in the xeno-canto catalogue.