Short-tailed Grasswren
Photo · (c) Steve Doyle, some rights reserved (CC BY)

BirdUp · Species

Short-tailed Grasswren

Amytornis merrotsyiMellor, 1913

Least ConcernEndemic
Order
PASSERIFORMES
Family
Maluridae
Conservation
Least Concern
Commonness
Endemic
Best seen
Year-round

01 · Identification

How to tell it apart

The short-tailed grasswren is a species of bird in the family Maluridae. It is endemic to Australia. Its natural habitats are temperate shrubland and rocky areas.

Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

02 · Where

Where to find it

Breeding range
South-central Australia

03 · When

When to look

Months this species is recorded across its Australian range.

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05 · Behaviour

Habits and haunts

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