Black Grasswren
Amytornis housei(Milligan, AW, 1902)
English (US) Black Grasswren
The Black Grasswren (Amytornis housei) 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: northwestern Australia (northwestern Kimberley region, northern Western Australia)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Amytornis housei
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black Grasswren
- Described by
- (Milligan, AW, 1902)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Amytis housei
- Described by
- (Milligan, AW, 1902)
- Type locality
- northwestern Kimberley, northwestern Australia.
- Original description
- Western Australian Parliamentary Papers, no. 2 No.2 p.52
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Grasswrens, Fairywrens, and Emu-wrens
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Western Grasswren
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Thick-billed Grasswren
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Eyrean Grasswren
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Dusky Grasswren
Amytornis purnelli
Kalkadoon Grasswren
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Southern Emu-wren
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Rufous-crowned Emu-wren
Stipiturus ruficeps
Mallee Emu-wren
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