Dusky Grasswren
Amytornis purnelli(Mathews, GM, 1914)
English (US) Dusky Grasswren
The Dusky Grasswren (Amytornis purnelli) 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: central Australia (MacDonnell Ranges, southern Northern Territory)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Amytornis purnelli
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Dusky Grasswren
- Described by
- (Mathews, GM, 1914)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Diaphorillas textilis purnelli
- Described by
- (Mathews, GM, 1914)
- Type locality
- Mt. Benstead, Alice Springs, central Australia.
- Original description
- The Austral Avian Record; a scientific journal devoted primarily to the study of the Australian avifauna 2 p.99
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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Amytornis merrotsyi
Western Grasswren
Amytornis textilis
Thick-billed Grasswren
Amytornis modestus
Black Grasswren
Amytornis housei
Eyrean Grasswren
Amytornis goyderi
Kalkadoon Grasswren
Amytornis ballarae
Southern Emu-wren
Stipiturus malachurus
Rufous-crowned Emu-wren
Stipiturus ruficeps
Mallee Emu-wren
Stipiturus mallee
Wallace's Fairywren
Sipodotus wallacii
Orange-crowned Fairywren
Clytomyias insignis
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