Striated Grasswren
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Striated Grasswren

Amytornis striatus(Gould, 1840)

Near ThreatenedEndemic
Order
PASSERIFORMES
Family
Maluridae
Conservation
Near Threatened
Commonness
Endemic
Best seen
Year-round

01 · Identification

How to tell it apart

The striated grasswren is a small, ground-dwelling bird endemic to the mallee and spinifex regions of east-central Australia. Following taxonomic revisions, it is now distinguished from the Pilbara, Sandhill, and Opalton Grasswrens.

Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

02 · Where

Where to find it

Breeding range
Mallee spinifex of east-central Australia

03 · When

When to look

Months this species is recorded across its Australian range.

  1. Jan
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  12. Dec

05 · Behaviour

Habits and haunts

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