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==Identification==
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*Rusty back
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*Black and white streaked face
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*White throat
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*Streaked white crown, nape and back
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*Rusty-grey tail<br />
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'''Male''': tawny flanks, thighs and lower belly. These areas are dark chestnut in the '''female'''.
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==Distribution==
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[[Image:Carpentarian_Grasswren.png|thumb|350px|right|Graphic by {{user|Nrg800|Nrg800}}]]
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[[Australia]]<br />
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Inland Gulf of Carpenteria (eastern [[Northern Territory]] to north-western [[Queensland]]).
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==Taxonomy==
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This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.
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==Habitat==
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Sandstone outcrops, grassland and open woodland.
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==Behaviour==
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====Diet====
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The diet includes insects and seeds.
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====Breeding====
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They build domed nests. The clutch consists of 2-3 eggs.
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==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#Northern Territory Government
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{{GSearch|"Amytornis dorotheae" {{!}} "Carpentarian Grasswren" {{!}} "Dorothy's Grasswren" {{!}}  "Red-winged Grasswren" {{!}} "Carpenter Grasswren"}}
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{{VSearch|"Amytornis dorotheae" {{!}} "Carpentarian Grasswren" {{!}} "Dorothy's Grasswren" {{!}}  "Red-winged Grasswren" {{!}} "Carpenter Grasswren"}}
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Latest revision as of 04:30, 1 May 2024

MALE
Photo © by Tom Tarrant
north-west Queensland, Australia 20 August 2022
Amytornis dorotheae

Identification

  • Rusty back
  • Black and white streaked face
  • White throat
  • Streaked white crown, nape and back
  • Rusty-grey tail

Male: tawny flanks, thighs and lower belly. These areas are dark chestnut in the female.

Distribution

Graphic by Nrg800

Australia
Inland Gulf of Carpenteria (eastern Northern Territory to north-western Queensland).

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

Sandstone outcrops, grassland and open woodland.

Behaviour

Diet

The diet includes insects and seeds.

Breeding

They build domed nests. The clutch consists of 2-3 eggs.

References

  1. Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
  2. Northern Territory Government

Recommended Citation

External Links

GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1



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