Striated grasswren

Striated grasswren
Scotia Station, New South Wales. Source: Dan Eyles.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Maluridae
Genus: Amytornis
Species:
A. striatus
Binomial name
Amytornis striatus
(Gould, 1840)
Subspecies

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The striated grasswren (Amytornis striatus) is a small, cryptically coloured ground-dwelling species of wren-like bird in the family Maluridae, endemic to Australia. It occupies a large discontinuous range across arid and semi-arid areas of western, central and southern Australia where it is associated with spinifex (Triodia) grass.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Amytornis striatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22734297A95081716. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22734297A95081716.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.