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Friday, March 8, 2019

WESTERN FIELDWREN

Photographed at Nilgen Nature Reserve Lookout, WA, March 2019

1268                WESTERN FIELDWREN                    Calamanthus montanellus

AUSTRALIA                767

Recently split, was considered a subspecies of Rufous Fieldwren. Endemic to sw Australia. Inhabits low shrubland, particularly saltbush and bluebush communities. Forages for insects and seeds, hopping along ground through undergrowth; will hop to top of bushes to investigate disturbance.