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| + | ;[[:Category:Amytornis|Amytornis]] textilis | ||
| + | ==Identification== | ||
| + | Dull greyish-brown, fine, dark-edged whitish streaks, paler underparts. | ||
| + | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | West [[Western Australia]] (Dirk Hartog Island & inland from Shark Bay) and Gawler Range and northern Eyre Peninsula ([[South Australia]]). | ||
| + | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | Formerly considered conspecific with [[Thick-billed Grasswren]]; see also Birdforum discussion<sup>[[#References|[5]]]</sup>. | ||
| + | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>==== | ||
| + | *''A. t. textilis'': | ||
| + | :*West [[Western Australia]] (Dirk Hartog Island & inland from Shark Bay) | ||
| + | *''A. t. myall'': | ||
| + | :*Gawler Range and northern Eyre Peninsula ([[South Australia]]) | ||
| + | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Thick bushes and shrubby vegetation. Particularly acacia-dominated shrublands, dense shrub associations in drainage depressions, and Triodia spinifex with acacia shrubland components. | ||
| + | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | The diet consists of a wide variety of insects, from termites, to spiders, also caterpillars, grass seeds and small berries. | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | The female builds a hooded, deep, cup-shaped nest formed from strips of bark and dry grass, lined with fine dry grass and sometimes flowers or feathers. The 1-4 eggs are laid at 40-48 hour intervals. Both sexes incubate the eggs for 15-17 days, and feed the young. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug16}}#{{Ref-GillDonsker10}}#environment.gov.au | ||
| + | #BF Member observations | ||
| + | #[http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?p=2808863 Birdforum thread] discussing taxonomy of Grasswrens | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
| + | ==External Links== | ||
| + | {{GSearch|Amytornis+textilis}} | ||
| + | *[http://www.aviceda.org/abid/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&fid=62&bid=829 View more images of this species on the ABID] | ||
| + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Amytornis]] | ||
Revision as of 15:23, 16 August 2016
- Amytornis textilis
Identification
Dull greyish-brown, fine, dark-edged whitish streaks, paler underparts.
Distribution
West Western Australia (Dirk Hartog Island & inland from Shark Bay) and Gawler Range and northern Eyre Peninsula (South Australia).
Taxonomy
Formerly considered conspecific with Thick-billed Grasswren; see also Birdforum discussion[5].
Subspecies[1]
- A. t. textilis:
- West Western Australia (Dirk Hartog Island & inland from Shark Bay)
- A. t. myall:
- Gawler Range and northern Eyre Peninsula (South Australia)
Habitat
Thick bushes and shrubby vegetation. Particularly acacia-dominated shrublands, dense shrub associations in drainage depressions, and Triodia spinifex with acacia shrubland components.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet consists of a wide variety of insects, from termites, to spiders, also caterpillars, grass seeds and small berries.
Diet
The female builds a hooded, deep, cup-shaped nest formed from strips of bark and dry grass, lined with fine dry grass and sometimes flowers or feathers. The 1-4 eggs are laid at 40-48 hour intervals. Both sexes incubate the eggs for 15-17 days, and feed the young.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2010. IOC World Bird Names (version 2.7). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
- environment.gov.au
- BF Member observations
- Birdforum thread discussing taxonomy of Grasswrens
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Western Grasswren. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Western_Grasswren
