Spinifexbird
Poodytes carteri(North, AJ, 1900)
English (US) Spinifexbird
The Spinifexbird (Poodytes carteri) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Locustellidae (Grasshopper Warblers, Grassbirds, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: northern Australia (Pilbara region, including Barrow Island, Western Australia, eastward to northwestern Queensland)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Poodytes carteri
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Spinifexbird
- Described by
- (North, AJ, 1900)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Eremiornis carteri
- Described by
- (North, AJ, 1900)
- Type locality
- North West Cape, northwestern Australia.
- Original description
- The Victorian Naturalist 17 p.79
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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