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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
− | [[Australia]]. | + | [[Australia]]: found in the [[Northern Territory]], [[Queensland]] and [[South Australia]]. |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
− | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Deserts with dune canegrass. | Deserts with dune canegrass. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
+ | ====Diet==== | ||
The diet includes seeds, insects and other small invertebrates. | The diet includes seeds, insects and other small invertebrates. | ||
− | + | ====Breeding==== | |
− | It builds its nest in clumps of | + | It builds its nest in clumps of cane-grass. |
==References== | ==References== | ||
+ | #{{Ref-Clements6thOct12}}#Avibase | ||
#samuseum.sa.gov.au | #samuseum.sa.gov.au | ||
#Wikipedia | #Wikipedia |
Revision as of 20:36, 4 July 2013
- Amytornis goyderi
Identification
- Brown upperparts
- White below
- Long tail
Distribution
Australia: found in the Northern Territory, Queensland and South Australia.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Deserts with dune canegrass.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes seeds, insects and other small invertebrates.
Breeding
It builds its nest in clumps of cane-grass.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2012. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2012. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- Avibase
- samuseum.sa.gov.au
- Wikipedia