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Black Grasswren

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Amytornis housei

1 Identification
2 Distribution
3 Taxonomy
4 Habitat
5 Behaviour
6 References
7 External Links

[edit] Identification

21cm

Dark, rusty-coloured back
Long, broad tail.

[edit] Distribution

North-west Kimberley, Western Australia.

[edit] Taxonomy

Monotypic^[1]

[edit] Habitat

Rugged sandstone plateaux with shrubby vegetation.

[edit] Behaviour

The diet includes invertebrates and a variety of grass seed.

[edit] References

Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist.
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