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Species profile—Amytornis barbatus (grey grasswren)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Maluridae (fairy-wrens, emu-wrens and grasswrens) → Amytornis barbatus (grey grasswren)

Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Aves (birds)
Family
Maluridae (fairy-wrens, emu-wrens and grasswrens)
Scientific name
Amytornis barbatus Favaloro & McEvey, 1968
Common name
grey grasswren
Type reference
Favaloro, N.J. & McEvey, A. (1968). A new species of Australian grass-wren. Mem. Nat. Mus. Vict. 28:1-9.
WildNet taxon ID
1563
Alternate name(s)
gray grasswren
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Near threatened
Conservation significant
Yes
Confidential
Yes
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Terrestrial

Other resources

Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1563.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
20 May 2024