| Brown songlark | |
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| male, near Baradine, New South Wales | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Locustellidae |
| Genus: | Cincloramphus |
| Species: | C. cruralis
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| Binomial name | |
| Cincloramphus cruralis | |
| Synonyms | |
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Megalurus cruralis (protonym) | |
The brown songlark (Cincloramphus cruralis), also Australian songlark, is a small passerine bird found throughout much of Australia. A member of the family Locustellidae, this species is notable for sexual size dimorphism, among the most pronounced in any bird.[2] It is a moderate-sized bird of nondescript plumage; the female brownish above and paler below, the larger male a darker brown.
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Cincloramphus cruralis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22715511A94456565. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22715511A94456565.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Magrath, Michael J. L.; Brouwer, Lyanne; Komdeur, Jan (August 2003). "Egg size and laying order in relation to offspring sex in the extreme sexually size dimorphic brown songlark". Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 54 (3): 240–248. doi:10.1007/s00265-003-0627-y. S2CID 11577373.