Amytornis
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| Amytornis | |
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| Striated Grasswren (Amytornis striatus) | |
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| 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)
- Thick-billed Grasswren (Amytornis textilis)
- Dusky Grasswren (Amytornis purnelli)
- Black Grasswren (Amytornis housei)
- Kalkadoon Grasswren - (Amytornis ballarae)
[edit] 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 9788496553422
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