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| + | [[Image:Noisy Scrubbird info sign.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Information sign about this difficult to see bird (photo credit: Jill Lochman).<br />Photo of sign by {{user|HelenB|HelenB}}, [[Two Peoples Bay]] Visitor Centre, Near Albany, [[WA]]]] | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | South | + | South coast of [[Western Australia]] (coastal heaths east of Albany). |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | This is a monotypic species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | + | This is a monotypic species,<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> which was thought to be extinct until a small population (less than 100) was rediscovered at [[Two Peoples Bay]], 35 km east of Albany, in 1961. The area was later established as a nature reserve in 1967, to preserve the habitat for the species, whose current status is Vulnerable. |
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Temperate shrubland and thick coastal scrub. | Temperate shrubland and thick coastal scrub. | ||
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*[http://www.aviceda.org/abid/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&fid=60&bid=785 View more images of this species on the ABID] | *[http://www.aviceda.org/abid/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&fid=60&bid=785 View more images of this species on the ABID] | ||
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- Atrichornis clamosus
Photo of sign by HelenB, Two Peoples Bay Visitor Centre, Near Albany, WA
Identification
Distribution
South coast of Western Australia (coastal heaths east of Albany).
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species,[1] which was thought to be extinct until a small population (less than 100) was rediscovered at Two Peoples Bay, 35 km east of Albany, in 1961. The area was later established as a nature reserve in 1967, to preserve the habitat for the species, whose current status is Vulnerable.
Habitat
Temperate shrubland and thick coastal scrub.
Behaviour
Very skulking birds, normally only heard deep in the scrub.
Vocalisation
<flashmp3> Noisy Scrub Bird TwoPeoplesBay 260609.mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
Two Peoples Bay, June 2009
<flashmp3> Noisy Scrub BIrd Cheynes Beach 280609.mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program Cheynes Beach June 2009
Recordings by Andrew Whitehouse
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Wikipedia
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Noisy Scrubbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 12 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Noisy_Scrubbird
