Species profile
Black Grasswren
Amytornis housei
Quick answer
Breeding regions are AU. Breeding subregions are Kimberley area, ne WA (nw Australia).
- Scientific name
- Amytornis housei
- Family
- Maluridae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Genus
- Amytornis
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Black Grasswren in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Maluridae
- Amytornis amytornis (Amytornis amytornis)
- Amytornis amytornis aenigma (Amytornis amytornis aenigma)
- Amytornis amytornis parvus (Amytornis amytornis parvus)
- Blue-breasted Fairywren (Malurus pulcherrimus)
- Broad-billed Fairywren (Malurus grayi)
- Campbell's Fairywren (Malurus campbelli)
- Carpentarian Grasswren (Amytornis dorotheae)
- Dusky Grasswren (Amytornis purnelli)