Thick-billed Grasswren
Amytornis modestus(North, AJ, 1902)
English (US) Thick-billed Grasswren
The Thick-billed Grasswren (Amytornis modestus) 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.
- Scientific name
- Amytornis modestus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Thick-billed Grasswren
- Described by
- (North, AJ, 1902)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 7 subspecies for this species.
- Amytornis modestus modestus
- Amytornis modestus indulkanna
- Amytornis modestus raglessi
- Amytornis modestus curnamona
- Amytornis modestus cowarie
- Amytornis modestus obscurior
- Amytornis modestus inexpectatus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Amytis modesta
- Described by
- (North, AJ, 1902)
- Type locality
- Meerenie Bluff, Macdonnell Ranges, central Australia.
- Original description
- The Victorian Naturalist 19 p.103
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Grasswrens, Fairywrens, and Emu-wrens
Opalton Grasswren
Amytornis rowleyi
Striated Grasswren
Amytornis striatus
White-throated Grasswren
Amytornis woodwardi
Carpentarian Grasswren
Amytornis dorotheae
Short-tailed Grasswren
Amytornis merrotsyi
Western Grasswren
Amytornis textilis
Black Grasswren
Amytornis housei
Eyrean Grasswren
Amytornis goyderi
Dusky Grasswren
Amytornis purnelli
Kalkadoon Grasswren
Amytornis ballarae
Southern Emu-wren
Stipiturus malachurus
Rufous-crowned Emu-wren
Stipiturus ruficeps
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