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Sandhill Grasswren
Amytornis oweniMathews, 1911
Endemic
- Commonness
- Endemic
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
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
02 · Where
Where to find it
- 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)
05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
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