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Species profile—Amytornis barbatus diamantina (grey grasswren (Lake Eyre basin))

Classification

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

Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Aves (birds)
Family
Maluridae (fairy-wrens, emu-wrens and grasswrens)
Scientific name
Amytornis barbatus diamantina Schodde & Christidis, 1987
Common name
grey grasswren (Lake Eyre basin)
Type reference
Schodde, R. & Christidis, L. (1987). Genetic differentiation and subspeciation in the Grey Grasswren Amytornis barbatus (Maluridae). Emu 87: 188-192.
WildNet taxon ID
29886
Synonym(s)
Amytornis barbatus
Alternate name(s)
Diamantina grey 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=29886.

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
8 March 2022