White-throated grasswren
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Maluridae |
| Genus: | Amytornis |
| Species: | A. woodwardi
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| Amytornis woodwardi Hartert, 1905
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| Distribution of the white-throated grasswren | |
The white-throated grasswren (Amytornis woodwardi), also known as Yirlinkirrkirr in the local language, is a species of bird in the family
Habitat
The white-throated grasswren is only found on and around the Arnhem Land sandstone
Its natural
Conservation status
Its status is endangered on the IUCN Red List, last assessed in 2022, and in Australia under the federal Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, effective November 2014, and in the NT under the Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 2000.[3]
It is threatened by
Its total population was estimated at between 5,000 and 10,000 individuals in 1992; no more than 10,000 mature birds in 2011, with numbers continuing to decline through loss of habitat.
Conservation strategies
The white-throated grasswren is one of 20 species targeted in the Australian Government's 20 birds by 2020 document, produced as part of its Threatened Species Strategy in 2015.[5]
As of 2022[update] Wardekken
Taxonomy
The species was identified by
Cultural importance
The bird, known as Yirlinkirrkirr in the local Bininj Kunwok language, is of cultural significance to the Nawarddeken people.[4]
References
- ^ a b c d e BirdLife International (2022). "Amytornis woodwardi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T22703783A211092297. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ "White-throated Grasswren (Amytornis woodwardi)". BirdLife species factsheet. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ^ . Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ^ a b c d Bardon, Jane (21 June 2022). "Indigenous rangers and scientists working to conserve endangered white-throated grasswren in Arnhem Land". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ^ "Threatened Species Strategy Action Plan 2015-16 - 20 birds by 2020". Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. 3 October 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2022. PDF