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Opalton Grasswren
Amytornis rowleyiSchodde & Mason, IJ, 1999
Endemic
- Commonness
- Endemic
- Best seen
- Year-round
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
The Opalton grasswren is an insectivorous bird in the family Maluridae. It is found in the Forsyth Range, Queensland, Australia. Formerly considered a sub-species of the striated grasswren, then known as the rusty grasswren. It is found around the opal mining area of Opalton and Lark Quarry south of Winton, Western Queensland. It was named as a full species by the I.O.C. in July 2020.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
02 · Where
Where to find it
- Breeding range
- Forsyth Ranges central QLD (east-central Australia)
03 · When
When to look
Months this species is recorded across its Australian range.
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