BirdUp · Species

Black Grasswren

Amytornis housei(Milligan, 1902)

Endemic
Order
PASSERIFORMES
Family
Maluridae
Commonness
Endemic
Best seen
Year-round

01 · Identification

How to tell it apart

The black grasswren, known as dalal to the Wunambal people, is a species of bird in the family Maluridae. It is endemic to Western Australia.

Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

02 · Where

Where to find it

Breeding range
Kimberley area, north-east WA (north-west Australia)

03 · When

When to look

Months this species is recorded across its Australian range.

  1. Jan
  2. Feb
  3. Mar
  4. Apr
  5. May
  6. Jun
  7. Jul
  8. Aug
  9. Sep
  10. Oct
  11. Nov
  12. Dec

05 · Behaviour

Habits and haunts

The BirdUp app

Log your next Black Grasswren in the field

A pocket field journal for 850+ Australian birds. Offline-first, smart ID, and a lifelist that travels with you.