Bird guideRufous Songlark

Plain brownish songbird with faint pale eyebrow and rust-colored rump.

⚠️Not listed
🌿Endemic to Australia
🍃Indigenous: Mulaydjalbii

At a glance

FamilyGrassbirds and Allies
SizeSmall
RarityCommon
Best timeMost reliable in New South Wales from October to November.

Sounds

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Recorded by Marc Anderson

Range map

Range map

10138visible hotspots
92184visible records
5states
Low confidenceMediumHigh confidence

Aggregated occurance data is sourced from 14 different actively-updating datasets including eBird Australia, iNaturalist Australia, BirdLife Australia, and multiple state-based bird surveys through Atlas of Living Australia.

Species notes

Overview

Similar female White-winged Triller has white-edged wing panel. Brown Songlark larger, with longer legs and bill and more strongly patterned upperparts. Found across much of Australia, less so in the southeast, in treeless open habitats.

Behavior

Spectacular song includes long sequences of trills and loud electrical phrases, very unlike Brown Songlark.

Regional timing

Queensland
Peak: June to September16,891 records
Western Australia
Peak: August to October9,904 records
New South Wales
Peak: October to November31,479 records
South Australia
Peak: August to October5,997 records
Northern Territory
Peak: July to August7,298 records
Victoria
Peak: October to November17,165 records
Australian Capital Territory
Peak: October to November3,117 records
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