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Sandhill Grasswren
Amytornis oweniMathews, 1911
At a glance
The Sandhill Grasswren is a small bird, about 16–18 cm long, endemic to Australia.
- Size
- 16–18 cm
- Origin
- Endemic
- Commonness
- Endemic
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Sandhill Grasswren look like?
The Sandhill Grasswren is a small bird, about 16–18 cm long and weighing 12–18 g.
The sandhill grasswren is an insectivorous bird in the Australasian wren family Maluridae. It is found in sandplain deserts and mallee of central Western Australia to central Queensland as well as northwest and southern South Australia. It was formerly considered to be conspecific with the Pilbara grasswren.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does a Sandhill Grasswren eat?
The Sandhill Grasswren feeds on insects, grasshoppers, beetles and caterpillars, usually foraging in scampers between large spinifex clumps in sand dune habitat.
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