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  5. Amytornis
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  7. Sandhill Grasswren

BirdUp · Species

Sandhill Grasswren

Amytornis oweniMathews, 1911

Origin: Endemic
Order
PASSERIFORMES
Family
Maluridae
Genus
Amytornis

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
  • Identification
  • Where
  • Behaviour

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

Field specs

Length
16–18 cm
Weight
12–18 g

Measurements · avonet · CC BY 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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02 · Where

Where to find it

Where does the Sandhill Grasswren live in Australia?

The Sandhill Grasswren is endemic to Australia.

Breeding range
Sandplain deserts and mallee of central WA to south-west and central NT and north-west and south SA (west, north-central and south Australia)