The songlarks are a pair of species of
bird
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s in the
family
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Locustellidae. Most taxonomists place them together with the
thicketbirds in the genus ''
Cincloramphus
''Cincloramphus'' is a genus of birds in the grassbird family Locustellidae.
The genus ''Cincloramphus'' was introduced by the English ornithologist and bird artist John Gould in 1838 with the brown songlark as the type species. The name combin ...
''. They are alternatively placed in the genus ''Megalurus''.
There are two species:
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Brown songlark
The brown songlark (''Cincloramphus cruralis''), also Australian songlark, is a small passerine bird found throughout much of Australia. A member of the family Locustellidae, this species is notable for sexual size dimorphism, among the most pro ...
(''Cincloramphus cruralis'')
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Rufous songlark (''Cincloramphus mathewsi'')
Both are
endemic
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to Australia.
Cincloramphus
Bird common names
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