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Short-tailed Grasswren

Amytornis merrotsyi Mellor, JW 1913

The short-tailed grasswren is a species of bird in the family Maluridae. It is endemic to Australia. Its natural habitats are temperate shrubland and rocky areas. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Maluridae
Genus:
   Amytornis
Scientific:
  Amytornis merrotsyi

Original description

Citation:
  Mellor, JW 1913

Reference:
   Emu 12 p.166

Protonym:
  Amytornis merrotsyi

Type locality:
  northeast of Lake Torrens, South Australia = Yudanamutana, Flinders Range, fide Ford and Parker, 1974, Emu, 74, pp. 183-184.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25141494

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  63D1DCD1376B5AAA

Avibase ID:
  avibase-63D1DCD1

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/63D1DCD1

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 711583


NEAR THREATENED

Geographic range:

  • Amytornis merrotsyi: stony hillsides of Flinders and Gawler Ranges (South Australia)
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Short-tailed Grasswren
Catalan:
malur canós de Merrotsy
Danish:
Korthalet Græssmutte
German:
Kurzschwanz-Grasschlüpfer
Spanish:
Maluro Colicorto
Spanish (Spain):
Maluro Colicorto
Finnish:
idänruohomaluri
French:
Amytis de Merrotsy
Croatian:
prugastorepi vilinski palčić
Hungarian:
rövidfarkú létrafarkú
Italian:
Scricciolo d'erba codacorta
Japanese (romaji):
himenodojirosesujimushikui
Japanese:
ヒメノドジロセスジムシクイ
Lithuanian:
Trumpauodegė pievinė karietaitė
Dutch:
Kortstaartgrassluiper
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Korthalegrassmett
Norwegian:
Korthalegressmett
Polish:
zielak krótkosterny
Portuguese:
fadinha-de-cauda-curta
Portuguese (Portugal):
fadinha-de-cauda-curta
Russian:
Короткохвостый амитис
Slovak:
zamatovec krátkochvostý
Serbian:
Kratkorepi carić travar
Swedish:
kortstjärtad grässmyg
Ukrainian:
Трав’янчик смугастощокий
Chinese:
短尾草鹩莺
Chinese (Traditional):
短尾鷯鶯

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 2]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 2]
Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds:
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Amytis de Merrotsy ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 3]
Clements, version 2022:
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 3]
Clements, version 2023:
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 3]
Clements, version 2024:
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Amytornis striatus merrotsyi [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Amytornis striatus merrotsyi [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Amytornis striatus merrotsyi [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Amytornis striatus merrotsyi [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Amytornis striatus merrotsyi [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Amytornis striatus merrotsyi [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Amytornis striatus merrotsyi [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 3]
eBird version 2022:
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 3]
eBird version 2023:
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 3]
eBird version 2024:
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Amytornis striatus merrotsyi [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 2]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 2]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Short-tailed Grasswren ( Amytornis merrotsyi) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Amytornis striatus merrotsyi
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Amytornis striatus merrotsyi
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Amytornis merrotsyi [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Amytornis merrotsyi [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Amytornis [striatus, rowleyi, whitei or merrotsyi] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Related taxa

Alternative arrangements:  1  2  3 

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Catalan: malur canós de Merrotsy
Danish: Korthalet Græssmutte
German: Kurzschwanz-Grasschlüpfer
English: Short-tailed Grasswren, Slender-tailed Grasswren
English, HBW: Short-tailed Grasswren
English (IOC): Short-tailed Grasswren
English (United States): Short-tailed Grasswren
Spanish: Maluro Colicorto
Spanish (Spain): Maluro Colicorto
Spanish (HBW): Short-tailed Grasswren
Finnish: idänruohomaluri
French: Amytis de Merrotsy, Amytis des Flinders, Amytis strié
Croatian: prugastorepi vilinski palčić
Hungarian: rövidfarkú létrafarkú
Italian: Scricciolo d'erba codacorta
Japanese (romaji): himenodojirosesujimushikui
Japanese: ヒメノドジロセスジムシクイ
Scientific: Amytornis merrotsyi, Amytornis merrotsyi merrotsyi, Amytornis striatus merrotsyi
Lithuanian: Trumpauodegė pievinė karietaitė
Dutch: Kortstaartgrassluiper
Norwegian Nynorsk: Korthalegrassmett
Norwegian: Korthalegressmett
Polish: zielak krótkosterny
Portuguese: fadinha-de-cauda-curta
Portuguese (Portugal): fadinha-de-cauda-curta
Russian: Короткохвостый амитис, Короткохвостый травяной крапивник, Короткохвостый травяной малюр
Slovak: zamatovec krátkochvostý
Serbian: Kratkorepi carić travar
Swedish: Kortstjärtad grässmyg
Turkish: Kısa kuyruklu otbülbülü
Ukrainian: Трав’янчик смугастощокий
Chinese: 短尾草鹩莺
Chinese (Traditional): 短尾鷯鶯

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