Subspecies Amytornis (Amytornis) modestus cowarie Black, 2016
- Amytornis (Amytornis) modestus cowarie Black, A. 2016. Reappraisal of plumage and morphometric diversity in Thick-billed Grasswren Amytornis modestus (North, 1902), with description of a new subspecies. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 136(1): 58–68 [64].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA B56067 ♂, near Karakaranthina Creek, c.12 km east of Cowarie Homestead, north-eastern SA [27°42.0’S, 138°25.85’E].
Paratype(s) SAMA B56235 ♀, near Birdsville Track, Cowarie Station, c.25 km north of Mungeranie Homestead, north-eastern SA [27°48.0’S, 138°43.6’E].
Distribution
States
South Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Known only from stony rangelands of the southern (and major portion) of the Sturt Stony Desert, to which it is confined by the surrounding sand dunes of the Simpson, Tirari and Strzelecki Deserts in the west, south and east, respectively, and by the Warburton River floodplain in the north (Black 2016).
IBRA
SA: Channel Country (CHC)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Chenopodiaceous steppe.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18-Aug-2021 | MALURIDAE Swainson, 1831 | 27-Oct-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| Amytornis Stejneger, 1885 | 29-Mar-2018 | ADDED |