▁The ▁spe ck led ▁war b ler ▁( P yr rh ola em us ▁sag itt atus ) ▁is ▁a ▁species ▁of ▁bird ▁in ▁the ▁family ▁A can th iz idae . ▁It ▁is ▁en demic ▁to ▁eastern ▁Australia . ▁Its ▁natural ▁habitat ▁is ▁temper ate ▁for ests . ▁ ▁Tax onomy ▁The ▁spe ck led ▁war b ler ▁was ▁first ▁described ▁by ▁English ▁phys ician ▁and ▁orn ith ologist ▁John ▁L ath am ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 1 . ▁▁ ▁It ▁was ▁earlier ▁grouped ▁with ▁the ▁scr ub wr ens ▁in ▁Ser ic orn is ▁and ▁then ▁in ▁the ▁monot yp ic ▁genus ▁Ch th onic ola . ▁Mor ph ological ▁similar ities ▁and ▁DNA ▁studies ▁now ▁place ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁sister ▁tax on ▁with ▁the ▁red th ro at ▁in ▁the ▁genus ▁P yr rh ola em us . ▁It ▁is ▁monot yp ic , ▁having ▁no ▁sub species . ▁The ▁generic ▁name ▁P yr rh ola em us ▁is ▁from ▁classical ▁Greek ▁p yr r hos ▁meaning ▁' fl ame - col oured , ▁red ' ▁and ▁la imos ▁' th ro at '. ▁The ▁specific ▁ep ith et ▁is ▁the ▁Latin ▁sag itt atus ▁' shot ▁with ▁ar rows ', ▁referring ▁to ▁the ▁bird ' s ▁stre aked ▁ch est . ▁Other ▁common ▁names ▁are ▁blood ▁tit , ▁ch oc olate - bird , ▁little ▁field w ren ▁and ▁spe ck led ▁jack . ▁ ▁Description ▁The ▁spe ck led ▁war b ler ▁is ▁a ▁small , ▁ground