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Historical bird plate: Redthroat

Multi-species plate · Mathews · 1910-1927

Three birds identified on this plate

Redthroat · Slender-billed Thornbill · Yellow-throated Scrubwren

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01Redthroat
Pyrrholaemus brunneusPyrrholaemus brunneusShow 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 platePyrrholaemus brunneusRedthroat
Name used todayPyrrholaemus brunneusRedthroat

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.

02Slender-billed Thornbill
Geobasileus hedleyiAcanthiza iredalei hedleyiShow 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 plateGeobasileus hedleyiDark Thornbill
Name used todayAcanthiza iredalei hedleyiSlender-billed Thornbill

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.

03Yellow-throated Scrubwren
Neosericornis lathamiNeosericornis citreogularisShow 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 plateNeosericornis lathamiYellow-throated Scrubwren
Name used todayNeosericornis citreogularisYellow-throated Scrubwren

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 10
Plate
1
Creator
Gregory M. Mathews; plates by J. G. Keulemans, Henrik Grönvold, H. Goodchild, G. E. Lodge and Roland Green
Holding institution
Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
Taxonomic authority
AviList 2025
Rights
Public domain. The BHL considers that this work is no longer under copyright protection.