Striated Fieldwren
Calamanthus fuliginosus· 细嘴莺科(2 photos)
Striated Fieldwren
12.5-14 cm. Greenish buff with paler eyebrow and throat, buff lores, face and flanks; bold dark streaks above/below; cocks short, dark-banded, pale-tipped tail. Shy: hops, runs on ground. Sings from shrubs, tussocks, fence wires; dives to cover.
- Other name
- Cocktail; Fieldlark; Reedlark; Sandplain-Wren.
- Similar Species
- Chestnut-rumped Heathwren.
- Voice
- spirited 'whirr-whirr-chick-chick-whirr-ree-ree'.
- Habitat
- low shrubs, tussocks, swamp-fringes, saltmarsh; alpine, coastal heaths; dune-vegetation.
- Breeding
- July-Dec.
- Nest
- domed; of grass, plant stems; on/near ground, in tussock, sedge, shrub.
- Eggs
- 3-4; buff/light chestnut; freckled darker, blotched rufous, chestnut.
- Range & Status
- coastal se. Aust. and Tas.: from Botany Bay, through s. coast NSW, e. and s. Vic., inland to Gt Divide-Grampians NP, w. to c. L. Alexandrina (SA). Also Tas., Flinders I., King I. Uncommon. Sedentary.
- Distribution key to races
- 1. Calamanthus fuliginosus albiloris 2. Calamanthus fuliginosus bourneorum 3. Calamanthus fuliginosus fuliginosus 4. Calamanthus fuliginosus diemenensis
