Pilbara grasswren
Topic: Biology
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Short description: Species of bird
| Pilbara grasswren | |
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Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Maluridae |
| Genus: | Amytornis |
| Species: | A. whitei
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| Binomial name | |
| Amytornis whitei Mathews, 1910
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| Distribution | |
The Pilbara grasswren (Amytornis whitei), also known as the rufous grasswren, is an insectivorous bird in the Australasian wren family Maluridae. It is found in Western Australia. It was formerly considered to be conspecific with the sandhill grasswren.
Two subspecies are recognised:[1]
- A. w. parvus Black, 2020 – Cape Range, far west Western Australia
- A. w. whitei Mathews, 1910 – Pilbara Ranges, west Western Australia
References
- ↑ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds (August 2024). "Lyrebirds, scrubbirds, bowerbirds, Australasian treecreepers, Australasian wrens". IOC World Bird List Version 14.2. International Ornithologists' Union. https://www.worldbirdnames.org/new/bow/lyrebirds/.
Wikidata ☰ Q31874024 entry
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