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Short-tailed Grasswren
Amytornis merrotsyiMellor, 1913
Updated
At a glance
The Short-tailed Grasswren is a small bird, about 15–16 cm long, listed as Least Concern and endemic to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 15–16 cm
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
- Origin
- Endemic
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Endemic
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Short-tailed Grasswren look like?
The Short-tailed Grasswren is a small bird, about 15–16 cm long and weighing 19–24 g.
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
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Short-tailed Grasswren?
The Short-tailed Grasswren is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
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