BirdUp · Species
Brown Songlark
Cincloramphus cruralis(Vigors & Horsfield, 1827)
Endemic
- Order
- PASSERIFORMES
- Family
- Locustellidae
- Genus
- Cincloramphus
- Commonness
- Endemic
- Best seen
- Year-round
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
The brown songlark, also Australian songlark, is a small passerine bird found throughout much of Australia. A member of the family Locustellidae, this species is notable for sexual size dimorphism, among the most pronounced in any bird. It is a moderate-sized bird of nondescript plumage; the female brownish above and paler below, the larger male a darker brown.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
02 · Where
Where to find it
- Breeding range
- Australia (except far north and Tasmania), breeding mostly in south
- Non-breeding range
- To central Australia
03 · When
When to look
Months this species is recorded across its Australian range.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
5 photos
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