Kalkadoon Grasswren
Amytornis ballaraeCondon, HT, 1969
English (US) Kalkadoon Grasswren
The Kalkadoon Grasswren (Amytornis ballarae) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Maluridae (Grasswrens, Fairywrens, and Emu-wrens) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: northeastern central Australia (Selwyn Range, northwestern Queensland)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Amytornis ballarae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable
- English (US)
- Kalkadoon Grasswren
- Described by
- Condon, HT, 1969
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Amytornis textilis ballarae
- Described by
- Condon, HT, 1969
- Type locality
- 6 miles south of Mary Kathleen, near
- Original description
- Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 15 p.205
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Dusky Grasswren
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Rufous-crowned Emu-wren
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Mallee Emu-wren
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Orange-crowned Fairywren
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Broad-billed Fairywren
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