Shy heathwren

Shy heathwren
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Acanthizidae
Genus: Hylacola
Species:
H. cauta
Binomial name
Hylacola cauta
Gould, 1843
Subspecies
  • H. c. macrorhyncha - (Schodde & Mason, IJ, 1999)
  • H. c. cauta - Gould, 1843
  • H. c. halmaturina - (Mathews, 1912)
  • H. c. whitlocki - (Mathews, 1912)
Synonyms

Calamanthus cautus
Hylacola cautus
Sericornis cautus

The shy heathwren (Hylacola cauta) is a species of small bird in the family Acanthizidae, endemic to Australia. They inhabit mostly mallee woodland that has relatively dense shrub and heath understorey.

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