Skip links and keyboard navigation

Species profile—Stipiturus malachurus (southern emu-wren)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Maluridae (fairy-wrens, emu-wrens and grasswrens) → Stipiturus malachurus (southern emu-wren)

Photo of Stipiturus malachurus (southern emu-wren) - Queensland Government,1987
Go to Photo gallery

Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Aves (birds)
Family
Maluridae (fairy-wrens, emu-wrens and grasswrens)
Scientific name
Stipiturus malachurus (Shaw, 1798)
Common name
southern emu-wren
WildNet taxon ID
1549
Alternate name(s)
button-grass wren
southern emuwren
emu-wren
sticktail
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Vulnerable
Conservation significant
Yes
Confidential
Yes
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Map
View Map
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=1549.

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

More species information

Get a list of species for your area or find other wildlife information.

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