Carpentarian grasswren
| Carpentarian grasswren | |
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| A. dorotheae in Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Maluridae |
| Genus: | Amytornis |
| Species: | A. dorotheae
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| Binomial name | |
| Amytornis dorotheae (Mathews, 1914)
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The Carpentarian grasswren (Amytornis dorotheae) is a species of
Maluridae
.
It is endemic to Australia.
Its natural
habitat loss
. The habitat of this species is almost exclusively the rocky ranges north of Mount Isa. This habitat is not endangered by human encroachment other than by fires because of the extreme inaccessibility.
Taxonomy and systematics
The species was formerly considered to be conspecific with the white-throated grasswren. It is monotypic.
Behaviour and ecology
Diet
Feeds on insects and seeds. Forages by searching rock crevices and litter under shrubs on the ground.
References
- . Retrieved 8 February 2023.