Rufous Grasswren (Amytornis whitei)
About the Rufous Grasswren
The Pilbara grasswren (Amytornis whitei), also known as the rufous grasswren, is an insectivorous bird in the Australasian wren family Maluridae. It is found in Western Australia. It was formerly considered to be conspecific with the sandhill grasswren. Two subspecies are recognised: A. w. parvus Black, 2020 – Cape Range, far west Western Australia A. w. whitei Mathews, 1910 – Pilbara Ranges, west Western Australia.
A real field recording of the Rufous Grasswren. Press play and focus on the rhythm and pitch of each phrase.
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Our streaming copies are mirrored from the original xeno-canto file and transcoded to 96 kbps mono — a modification, so we note it here; the licence for each recording is named in its credit below.
3 recordings on this page · licensed CC BY-SA ×3 · mirrored on this server, free for commercial reuse · recorded in Australia · xeno-canto lists 8 recordings for this species in total.
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