Rufous Songlark
Megalurus mathewsi (Iredale, 1911)
Status not recordedsongbirds
The rufous songlark (Megalurus mathewsi) is a species in the family Locustellidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 23.9 g to 38 g.
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Quick facts about the rufous songlark
- Weight
- 23.9 g – 38 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- grasslandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 3.5src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Migratorysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the rufous songlark live?
Not recorded
Is the rufous songlark endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the rufous songlark classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyLocustellidae
- genusMegalurus
- SpeciesMegalurus mathewsi (Iredale, 1911)
Synonyms Anthus rufescens, Anthus rufescens, Cincloramphus mathewsi, Cincloramphus mathewsi horsfieldi, Cincloramphus mathewsi subalisteri, Cincloramphus mathewsi vigorsi, Cincloramphus rufescens mathewsi, Cinclorhamphus mathewsi, Poodytes gramineus normani
Other names and names in other languages (17)
- camperol de MathewsCatalan
- palašník australskýCzech
- Rødbrun LærkesangerDanish
- Rostbürzel-LerchensängerGerman
- Yerbera de MathewsSpanish
- kiurukerttuFinnish
- Mégalure de MathewsFrench
- rozsdásszárnyú pacsirtaposzátaHungarian
- Lodola canterina rossicciaItalian
- コシアカヒバリモドキJapanese
- rusvanugaris vieversinis giesmininkasLithuanian
- rustgumplerkesangerNorwegian Bokmål
- RoodstuitgrasvogelDutch
- rolak jasnyPolish
- Рыжий жаворонковый певунRussian
- svrkavec ryšavýSlovak
- rostlärksångareSwedish
Relatives of the rufous songlark
Other species in the same genus Megalurus.
Striated grassbird
Megalurus palustris
Tawny grassbird
Megalurus timoriensis
Fly river grassbird
Megalurus albolimbatus
Spinifexbird
Megalurus carteri
Little grassbird
Megalurus gramineus
CompareRufous Songlark vs Striated grassbirdRufous Songlark vs Tawny grassbirdRufous Songlark vs Megalurus macrurusRufous Songlark vs Fly river grassbird
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the rufous songlark?
An adult rufous songlark weighs 23.9 g – 38 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the rufous songlark?
The rufous songlark (Megalurus mathewsi) belongs to the family Locustellidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles · CC0 1.0 · E096-269
Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
Wikimedia Commons contributors. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org (each file credited to its author under its own licence). - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service).
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