PASSERIFORMES: Megaluridae

Cincloramphus cruralis  

Brown Songlark (Cincloramphus cruralis)
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© Geoff Walker 2011
Thule, NSW (Oct, 2011)

The male paid a lot of attention to the female which made me think it was not far from changing to breeding plumage.

Brown Songlark (Cincloramphus cruralis)

Non-breeding Male Brown Songlark

Brown Songlark (Cincloramphus cruralis)

Brown Songlark (male in breeding plumage)

Brown Songlark (Cincloramphus cruralis)

Juvenile male Brown Songlark

Brown Songlark (Cincloramphus cruralis)

Male Brown Songlark in breeding plumage

Brown Songlark (Cincloramphus cruralis)

Female Brown Songlark

Brown Songlark (Cincloramphus cruralis)

Brown Songlark

Brown Songlark (Cincloramphus cruralis)

Brown Songlark

Brown Songlark (Cincloramphus cruralis)

Brown Songlark

Brown Songlark (Cincloramphus cruralis)

Brown Songlark

Brown Songlark (Cincloramphus cruralis)

Female Brown Songlark

Brown Songlark (Cincloramphus cruralis)

Brown Songlark

Brown Songlark (Cincloramphus cruralis)

Female Brown Songlark

Brown Songlark (Cincloramphus cruralis)

Female Brown Songlark