Current view: Data table and detailed info
Taxonomic note
Poodytes carteri (del Hoyo and Collar 2016) was previously listed as Eremiornis carteri.
Taxonomic source(s)
Christidis, L. and Boles, W.E. 2008. Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds. CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, Australia.
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A., Fishpool, L.D.C., Boesman, P. and Kirwan, G.M. 2016. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 2: Passerines. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
IUCN Red List criteria met and history
Red List criteria met
Red List history
Migratory status |
not a migrant |
Forest dependency |
does not normally occur in forest |
Land-mass type |
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Average mass |
- |
Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is reported to be locally common (Morcombe 2000). The population is estimated to be in decline following local extinctions and declines caused by bush fires and introduced predators (del Hoyo et al. 2006).
Trend justification: The population is estimated to be in decline following local extinctions and declines caused by bush fires and introduced predators (de Hoyo et al. 2006).
Country/territory distribution
Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Spinifexbird Poodytes carteri. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/spinifexbird-poodytes-carteri on 23/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 23/12/2024.