Thick-billed Grasswren (Amytornis modestus)
About the Thick-billed Grasswren
The thick-billed grasswren (Amytornis modestus) is a species of bird in the family Maluridae. It is endemic to Australia. Its natural habitat is Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation. The thick-billed grasswren was formerly considered as conspecific with the western grasswren until split as a separate species in 2010. Seven subspecies have been identified in recent studies (Black 2011, 2016; Austin et al. 2013): †A. m. modestus – (North, 1902): Now extinct. Formerly found in Northern Territory A. m. indulkanna – (Mathews, 1916): Found in Northern Territory and South Australia A. m. raglessi – Black, 2011: Found in Flinders Ranges in South Australia A. m. curnamona – Black, 2011: Found in Lake Frome Basin in South Australia A. m. cowarie – Black, 2016: Found in Sturt Stony Desert in South Australia
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 6 recordings for this species: 6 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Australia in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Black GrasswrenAmytornis houseirecording
- Carpentarian GrasswrenAmytornis dorotheaerecording
- Kalkadoon GrasswrenAmytornis ballaraerecording
- Opalton GrasswrenAmytornis rowleyirecording
- Rufous GrasswrenAmytornis whiteirecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.