| Redthroat | |
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| Redthroat at top. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Acanthizidae |
| Genus: | Pyrrholaemus |
| Species: | P. brunneus
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| Binomial name | |
| Pyrrholaemus brunneus Gould, 1841
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The redthroat (Pyrrholaemus brunneus) is a small, mostly ground-dwelling species of bird in the family Acanthizidae. It is endemic to Australia, occurring mostly in arid and semi-arid areas containing acacia and chenopod shrublands. The species has a distinctive red throat patch and is able to mimic the calls of numerous other bird species.
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Pyrrholaemus brunneus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22704593A93976763. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22704593A93976763.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.