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Historical bird plate: Rufous Fieldwren

Multi-species plate · Broinowski · 1890-1891

Three birds identified on this plate

Rufous Fieldwren · Speckled Warbler · Striated Fieldwren

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Plate VIII, Chthonic: Calamanthus Gould & Calamanthus campestris & Eryngium sect & Chthonicola Gould

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01Rufous Fieldwren
Calamanthus campestrisCalamanthus campestrisShow this identification
Several species on one plate

This plate depicts more than one taxon. Each bird is traced separately so that one identification is not made to stand for the whole artwork.

Name recorded with the plateCalamanthus campestris
Name used todayCalamanthus campestrisRufous Fieldwren

What connects the names

The plate depicts several named birds. This identification is traced separately from the other birds in the artwork.

High confidence: The source identification and present taxonomy connect directly through the cited evidence.

The bird today

Follow the accepted taxon into present-day biodiversity records, observations and sound identification.

02Speckled Warbler
Chthonicola sagittataPyrrholaemus sagittatusShow this identification
Several species on one plate

This plate depicts more than one taxon. Each bird is traced separately so that one identification is not made to stand for the whole artwork.

Name recorded with the plateChthonicola sagittata
Name used todayPyrrholaemus sagittatusSpeckled Warbler

What connects the names

The plate depicts several named birds. This identification is traced separately from the other birds in the artwork.

High confidence: The source identification and present taxonomy connect directly through the cited evidence.

The bird today

Follow the accepted taxon into present-day biodiversity records, observations and sound identification.

03Striated Fieldwren
Calamanthus fuliginosusCalamanthus fuliginosusShow this identification
Several species on one plate

This plate depicts more than one taxon. Each bird is traced separately so that one identification is not made to stand for the whole artwork.

Name recorded with the plateCalamanthus fuliginosus
Name used todayCalamanthus fuliginosusStriated Fieldwren

What connects the names

The plate depicts several named birds. This identification is traced separately from the other birds in the artwork.

High confidence: The source identification and present taxonomy connect directly through the cited evidence.

The bird today

Follow the accepted taxon into present-day biodiversity records, observations and sound identification.

Publication
The Birds of Australia, Volume 5
Plate
8
Creator
Gracius J. Broinowski
Holding institution
Harvard University, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Ernst Mayr Library
Taxonomic authority
AviList 2025
Rights
Public domain. The BHL considers that this work is no longer under copyright protection.