Opalton Grasswren
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Opalton Grasswren

Amytornis rowleyiSchodde & Mason, IJ, 1999

Endemic
Order
PASSERIFORMES
Family
Maluridae
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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