''Calamanthus'' is a genus of

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in the family

Acanthizidae The Acanthizidae—known as Australian warblers—are a family of passerine birds which includes gerygones, the thornbills '' Acanthiza'', and the scrubwrens of ''Sericornis''. The Acanthizidae family consists of small to medium passerine birds, ...

. A poorly researched genus, the

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has been recognised as a single species treatment (Schodde, 1975) and later two species or provisionally three separate species. '' Birds of the World: Recommended English Names'' lists the following three species: * ''

Calamanthus campestris The rufous fieldwren (''Calamanthus campestris'') also known as the desert wren or sandplain wren is a species of insectivorous bird in the family Acanthizidae, endemic to Australia. Taxonomy The rufous fieldwren is one of 63 species of the ...

'', rufous fieldwren * ''

Calamanthus fuliginosus The striated fieldwren (''Calamanthus fuliginosus'') is a species of bird in the family Acanthizidae, endemic to Australia. Description The striated fieldwren is a small bird, 140mm in size. It is light brown and olive-colored, with a white s ...

'', striated fieldwren *''

Calamanthus montanellus The western fieldwren (''Calamanthus montanellus'') is a species of bird in the family Acanthizidae, endemic to southwestern Australia. It is often considered a subspecies (''Calamanthus campestris montanellus'') of the rufous fieldwren (''C. ca ...

'', Western fieldwren - sometimes considered a subspecies of the rufous fieldwren ''Calamanthus campestris'' ('' C. campestris montanellus'')

References

* Del Hoyo, J.; Elliot, A. & Christie D. (editors). (2006). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 12: Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions. Bird genera Taxa named by John Gould Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Acanthizidae-stub