Amytornis [whitei or oweni] (Pilbara or Sandhill Grasswren)

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Pilbara or Sandhill Grasswren

Amytornis [whitei or oweni] (= Amytornis whitei) Mathews, GM 1910

The rufous grasswren is an insectivorous bird in the family Maluridae. It is found in Australia. Source: Wikipedia

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Classification

Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Maluridae
Genus:
   Amytornis
Scientific:
  Amytornis whitei

Original description

Citation:
Mathews, GM 1910

Reference:
Bull. Brit. Orn. Club 25 p.34

Protonym:
Amytornis whitei

Type locality:
Coongan River, midwestern Australia.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/120095#page/302/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
45F853E2A695ECD9

Avibase ID:
avibase-45F853E2

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/45F853E2

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 713678

Geographic range:

Amytornis whitei: stony hillsides of Pilbara region of Western Australia
Amytornis whitei whitei: Pilbara Ranges, in western Western Australia
Amytornis whitei parvus: Cape Range, in far western Western Australia
Amytornis oweni: central western Australia, from Western Australia to southwestern Northern Territory and south-central South Australia
Amytornis oweni oweni: sandplain deserts of central Western Australia to central Queensland and northwestern South Australia
Amytornis oweni aenigma: mallee sandplain of western Eyre Peninsula, southern South Australia
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Source: Clements checklist

English:
Pilbara or Sandhill Grasswren
French:
Amytis de White ou A. d'Owen

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Pilbara or Sandhill Grasswren ( Amytornis [whitei or oweni])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Pilbara or Sandhill Grasswren ( Amytornis [whitei or oweni])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Pilbara or Sandhill Grasswren ( Amytornis [whitei or oweni])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Pilbara or Sandhill Grasswren ( Amytornis [whitei or oweni])
Clements, version 2021: Rufous Grasswren ( Amytornis whitei) [version 3]
Clements, version 2022: Rufous Grasswren ( Amytornis whitei) [version 3]
Clements, version 2023: Rufous Grasswren ( Amytornis whitei) [version 3]
eBird version 2021: Rufous Grasswren ( Amytornis whitei) [version 3]
eBird version 2022: Rufous Grasswren ( Amytornis whitei) [version 3]
eBird version 2023: Rufous Grasswren ( Amytornis whitei) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Rufous Grasswren ( Amytornis whitei) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Rufous Grasswren ( Amytornis whitei) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Rufous Grasswren ( Amytornis whitei) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Rufous Grasswren ( Amytornis whitei) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Rufous Grasswren ( Amytornis whitei) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Rufous Grasswren ( Amytornis whitei) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Rufous Grasswren ( Amytornis whitei) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Rufous Grasswren ( Amytornis whitei) [version 3]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species (alt)

This taxon is a subspecies of Amytornis [striatus, rowleyi, whitei, merrotsyi, goyderi or oweni]

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