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- 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
There are 2 subspeies[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 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Western_Grasswren