Subspecies Amytornis (Cryptamytis) merrotsyi pedleri Christidis, Horton & Norman, 2008

Museums

Regional Maps

• Amytornis (Amytornis) merrotsyi pedleri Christidis, L., Horton, P. & Norman, J.A. 2008. Subspeciation in the Short-tailed Grasswren (Amytornis merrotsyi, Maluridae). The Emu 108: 275-282 [281].

  Type data:

   Holotype SAMA B49582 adult male, South Australia, ~1.5 km east of summit of Kundery Hill, Thurlga Station, Gawler Ranges [32°21'S 135°48'E].
  Paratype(s) SAMA B49581 adult male, South Australia, Mount Friday, Hiltaba Station [32°13'S 135°09'E]; SAMA B55500 adult male, South Australia, 9 km ESE of Mount Ive, Mount Ive Station [32°28'S 136°09'E]; SAMA B55501 adult male, South Australia, 8 km ESE of Mount Ive, Mount Ive Station [32°28'S 136°08'E]; SAMA B55498, B55499 adult female, male, South Australia, 6 km SSW of Mount Kolendo [32°28'S 136°16'E]; ANWC 36677 adult male, South Australia, Kundery Hill, Thurlga Station [32°21'S 135°48'E].

Distribution

States

South Australia

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

SA: Flinders Lofty Block (FLB)

Ecological Descriptors

Rocky hummock grassfield, tussock grassland.

History of changes