Amytornis
| Amytornis | |
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| Striated grasswren (Amytornis striatus) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Maluridae |
| Genus: | Amytornis Stejneger, 1885 |
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Amytornis is a genus of birds in the Maluridae family.
It contains the following species:
- Grey grasswren (Amytornis barbatus)
- White-throated grasswren (Amytornis woodwardi)
- Carpentarian grasswren (Amytornis dorotheae)
- Striated grasswren (Amytornis striatus)
- Short-tailed grasswren (Amytornis merrotsyi)
- Eyrean grasswren (Amytornis goyderi)
- Western grasswren (Amytornis textilis)
- Thick-billed grasswren (Amytornis modestus)
- Dusky grasswren (Amytornis purnelli)
- Black grasswren (Amytornis housei)
- Kalkadoon grasswren - (Amytornis ballarae)
References
- Del Hoyo, J.; Elliot, A. & Christie D. (editors). (2007). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 12: Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-84-96553-42-2
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