Grasswrens
Amytornis
The grasswrens, are a genus, Amytornis of Australasian birds in the Maluridae family. The genus also comprises the subfamily Amytornithinae, one of two in that family, the other (Malurinae) contains the fairy-wrens and emu-wrens. The genus contains around 10 species, many of which are poorly known due to their secretive nature and remote and inaccessible habitat.
14 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 14 known species
Striated Grasswren
speciesAmytornis striatus
Dusky Grasswren
speciesAmytornis purnelli
Western Grasswren
speciesAmytornis textilis
Eyrean Grasswren
speciesAmytornis goyderi
Thick-billed Grasswren
speciesAmytornis modestus
Opalton Grasswren
speciesAmytornis rowleyi
Short-tailed Grasswren
speciesAmytornis merrotsyi
Kalkadoon Grasswren
speciesAmytornis ballarae
Carpentarian Grasswren
speciesAmytornis dorotheae
Sandhill Grasswren
speciesAmytornis oweni
Grey Grasswren
speciesAmytornis barbatus
Pilbara Grasswren
speciesAmytornis whitei
Black Grasswren
speciesAmytornis housei
White-throated Grasswren
speciesAmytornis woodwardi
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 12107.