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Historical bird plate: Chestnut-rumped Heathwren

Multi-species plate · Broinowski · 1890-1891

Three birds identified on this plate

Chestnut-rumped Heathwren · Noisy Scrubbird · Shy Heathwren

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01Chestnut-rumped Heathwren
Hylacola pyrrhopygiaHylacola pyrrhopygiaShow 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 plateHylacola pyrrhopygia
Name used todayHylacola pyrrhopygiaChestnut-rumped Heathwren

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

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02Noisy Scrubbird
Atrichia clamosaAtrichornis clamosusShow 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 plateAtrichia clamosa
Name used todayAtrichornis clamosusNoisy Scrubbird

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.

03Shy Heathwren
Hylacola cautaHylacola cautaShow 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 plateHylacola cauta
Name used todayHylacola cautaShy Heathwren

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
17
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.