Amytornis modestus ssp. modestus (North)

Thick-billed Grasswren (Amytornis modestus ssp. modestus)

The nominate race of the Thick-billed Grasswren once inhabited the Northern Territory of central Australia.

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Photo from: ‘Andrew B. Black; Justin J. F. J. Jansen; Sylke Frahnert; Ulf S. Johansson: Provisional identification of historical grasswren (Amytornis: Maluridae) specimens in European collections draws attention to the incomplete phylogeny of the group. British Ornithologists’ Club 139(3): 228-237. 2019′

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edited: 02.05.2021