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Sandhill Grasswren

Amytornis oweni Mathews, GM 1911

The Eyrean grasswren is a small grasswren from the Passerine family Maluridae. This is a cryptically plumaged and uncommon bird endemic to arid regions of Central Australia. The species was discovered by F.W. Andrews in 1874 around the Macumba River at Lake Eyre, and named after the South Australian Surveyor General George Woodroffe Goyder. Source: Wikipedia




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

Original description

Citation:
  Mathews, GM 1911

Reference:
   Bull. Brit. Orn. Club 27 p.48

Protonym:
  Amytornis striatus oweni

Type locality:
  Bore Well, East Murchison, Western Australia.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/101309#page/76/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  859AB539A142A10C

Avibase ID:
  avibase-859AB539

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/859AB539

Taxonomic Serial Number:

Geographic range:

  • Amytornis oweni: central western Australia, from Western Australia to southwestern Northern Territory and south-central South Australia
  • Amytornis oweni oweni: west-central Australia (Mount Magnet to southwestern Northern Territory)
  • Amytornis oweni aenigma: south-central Australia (western Eyre Peninsula)
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Sandhill Grasswren
Bulgarian:
Пустинно австралийско орехче
Czech:
trávníček dunový
Danish:
Lysbuget Græssmutte
German:
Streifengrasschlüpfer (oweni)
Esperanto:
duna maluro
Spanish:
Maluro Desertico
Spanish (Spain):
Maluro desertico
Estonian:
kõrbe-kikksaba
Finnish:
aavikkoruohomaluri
French:
Amytis d'Owen
Japanese (romaji):
sakyuusesujimushikui
Japanese:
サキュウセスジムシクイ
Dutch:
Duingrassluiper
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Dunegrassmett
Norwegian:
dunegressmett
Polish:
zielak piaszczysty
Portuguese:
fadinha-das-dunas
Slovak:
zamatovec bielobruchý
Serbian:
Južni crnobrki carić travar
Swedish:
sandgrässmyg
Turkish:
Kumul otbülbülü
Chinese:
沙丘草鹩莺
Chinese (Traditional):
沙丘草鷯鶯

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Sandhill Grasswren ( Amytornis oweni) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Sandhill Grasswren ( Amytornis oweni) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Sandhill Grasswren ( Amytornis oweni) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025):
Sandhill Grasswren ( Amytornis oweni) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Eyrean Grasswren (oweni) ( Amytornis goyderi (oweni))
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Eyrean Grasswren (oweni) ( Amytornis goyderi (oweni))
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Sandhill Grasswren ( Amytornis oweni) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Sandhill Grasswren ( Amytornis oweni) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Sandhill Grasswren ( Amytornis oweni) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Sandhill Grasswren ( Amytornis oweni) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Sandhill Grasswren ( Amytornis oweni) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Sandhill Grasswren ( Amytornis oweni)
Avilist 2025:
Sandhill Grasswren ( Amytornis oweni) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Amytornis striatus oweni [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Amytornis striatus oweni [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Amytornis striatus oweni [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Amytornis striatus oweni [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Amytornis striatus oweni [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Amytornis striatus oweni [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025):
Amytornis striatus oweni [version 2]
Clements, version 2021:
Amytornis whitei oweni [version 3]
Clements, version 2022:
Amytornis whitei oweni [version 3]
Clements, version 2023:
Amytornis whitei oweni [version 3]
Clements, version 2024:
Sandhill Grasswren ( Amytornis oweni) [version 1]
Clements, version 2025:
Sandhill Grasswren ( Amytornis oweni) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Sandhill Grasswren ( Amytornis oweni) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Sandhill Grasswren ( Amytornis oweni) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Sandhill Grasswren ( Amytornis oweni) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Sandhill Grasswren ( Amytornis oweni) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Sandhill Grasswren ( Amytornis oweni) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Sandhill Grasswren ( Amytornis oweni) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Sandhill Grasswren ( Amytornis oweni) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Sandhill Grasswren ( Amytornis oweni) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Rufous Grasswren (Sandhill) ( Amytornis whitei oweni) [version 3]
eBird version 2022:
Rufous Grasswren (Sandhill) ( Amytornis whitei oweni) [version 3]
eBird version 2023:
Rufous Grasswren (Sandhill) ( Amytornis whitei oweni) [version 3]
eBird version 2024:
Sandhill Grasswren ( Amytornis oweni) [version 1]
eBird version 2025:
Sandhill Grasswren ( Amytornis oweni) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Sandhill Grasswren ( Amytornis oweni) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Sandhill Grasswren ( Amytornis oweni) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Amytornis striatus oweni [version 2]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Amytornis striatus oweni [version 2]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Amytornis striatus oweni [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Sandhill Grasswren ( Amytornis oweni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1:
Sandhill Grasswren ( Amytornis oweni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2:
Sandhill Grasswren ( Amytornis oweni) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Amytornis striatus oweni
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Amytornis striatus oweni

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Amytornis [goyderi or oweni] (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.


Bulgarian: Пустинно австралийско орехче
Czech: trávníček dunový
Danish: Lysbuget Græssmutte
German: Rötelgrasschlüpfer (oweni), Streifengrasschlüpfer (oweni)
English: Eyrean Grasswren (oweni), Rufous Grasswren (Sandhill), Sandhill Grasswren
English (Avilist): Sandhill Grasswren
English, HBW: Striated Grasswren (Sandhill)
English (IOC): Rufous Grasswren (Sandhill), Striated Grasswren (Sandhill)
English (United States): Rufous Grasswren (Sandhill), Sandhill Grasswren
Esperanto: duna maluro
Spanish: Maluro Desertico, Maluro Estriado (oweni), Maluro Rufo (desértico)
Spanish (Spain): Maluro desertico, Maluro estriado (oweni), Maluro rufo (desértico)
Estonian: kõrbe-kikksaba
Finnish: aavikkoruohomaluri
French: Amytis de l'Eyre (oweni), Amytis de Mathews, Amytis de White (oweni), Amytis d'Owen
French (Guyane): Amytis de White (oweni)
Japanese (romaji): sakyuusesujimushikui
Japanese: サキュウセスジムシクイ
Scientific: Amytornis goyderi (oweni), Amytornis goyderi oweni, Amytornis oweni, Amytornis rufa, Amytornis striatus oweni, Amytornis whitei oweni
Dutch: Duingrassluiper
Norwegian Nynorsk: Dunegrassmett
Norwegian: dunegressmett
Polish: zielak piaszczysty, zielak rdzawy (oweni)
Portuguese: fadinha-das-dunas
Portuguese (Portugal): fadinha-ruiva (oweni)
Russian: Пилбарский амитис (oweni)
Slovak: zamatovec bielobruchý, zamatovec bielobruchý (skup.)
Serbian: Južni crnobrki carić travar
Swedish: rostgrässmyg (oweni), sandgrässmyg
Turkish: Kızıl Otbülbülü (oweni), Kumul otbülbülü
Ukrainian: Трав'янчик іржастий (підвид oweni)
Chinese: 沙丘草鹩莺
Chinese (Traditional): 沙丘草鷯鶯

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