Dusky Grasswren
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Dusky Grasswren

Amytornis purnelli(Mathews, 1914)

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

01 · Identification

How to tell it apart

The dusky grasswren is a species of small passerine bird in the family Maluridae. The species is endemic to Australia but is limited to inland areas of the Northern Territory, Western Australia and South Australia.

Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

02 · Where

Where to find it

Breeding range
East-central WA, south-central NT and north-west WA (north-central Australia)

03 · When

When to look

Months this species is recorded across its Australian range.

  1. Jan
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05 · Behaviour

Habits and haunts

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