Western Grasswren
Amytornis textilis(Quoy, JRC; Gaimard, JP, 1824)
English (US) Western Grasswren
The Western Grasswren (Amytornis textilis) 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 textilis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Western Grasswren
- Described by
- (Quoy, JRC; Gaimard, JP, 1824)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Amytornis textilis textilis
- Amytornis textilis macrourus
- Amytornis textilis myall
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Malurus textilis
- Described by
- (Quoy, JRC; Gaimard, JP, 1824)
- Type locality
- Shark Bay, midwestern Australia = Peron Peninsula, midwestern Australia, fide Mathews, 1923, Birds Australia, 10, p. 172.
- Original description
- Dictionnaire des sciences naturelles, dans lequel on traite méthodiquement des différens êtres de la nature, considérés soit en eux-mêmes, d'après l'état actuel de nos connoissances, soit relativement à l'utilité qu'en peuvent retirer la médecine, l'agriculture, le commerce et les arts. Suivi d'une biographie des plus célèbres naturalistes ...Par plusieurs professeurs du Jardin du Roi, et des principales écoles de Paris 30 p.117
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Grasswrens, Fairywrens, and Emu-wrens
Sandhill Grasswren
Amytornis oweni
Opalton Grasswren
Amytornis rowleyi
Striated Grasswren
Amytornis striatus
White-throated Grasswren
Amytornis woodwardi
Carpentarian Grasswren
Amytornis dorotheae
Short-tailed Grasswren
Amytornis merrotsyi
Thick-billed Grasswren
Amytornis modestus
Black Grasswren
Amytornis housei
Eyrean Grasswren
Amytornis goyderi
Dusky Grasswren
Amytornis purnelli
Kalkadoon Grasswren
Amytornis ballarae
Southern Emu-wren
Stipiturus malachurus
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