Species Amytornis (Amytornis) modestus (North, 1902)
Thick-billed Grasswren
Generic Combinations
- Amytornis (Amytornis) modestus (North, 1902).
Introduction
Raised to full species status by Black et al. (2010), following molecular analyses 'of populations of Flinders Ranges, Lake Frome Basin and north-east of Lake Eyre, in South Australia' (presumably other possible subspecies of modestus they state '… incompletely evaluated'). However, the revision of Christidis et al. (2013) is now followed.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, South Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Small populations of subspecies through northeast SA and western NSW, some subspecies presumed extinct
IBRA
NSW: Flinders Lofty Block (FLB) ; NSW, NT, SA: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Channel Country (CHC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Finke (FIN), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Stony Plains (STP) ; NT, SA: Gawler (GAW), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC)
Ecological Descriptors
Chenopodiaceous steppe.
General References
Black, A.B., Joseph, L., Pedler, L.P. & Carpenter, G.A. 2010. A taxonomic framework for interpreting evolution within the Amytornis textilis-modestus complex of grasswrens. The Emu 110: 358-363
Christidis, L., Rheindt, F.E., Boles, W.E. & Norman, J.A. 2013. A re-appraisal of species diversity within the Australian grasswrens Amytornis (Aves: Maluridae). Australian Zoologist 36(4): 429-437
Common Name References
Black, A. 2011. Subspecies of the thick-billed Grasswren Amytornis modestus (Aves-MALURIDAE). Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 135(1): 26-38 (Thick-billed Grasswren)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18-Aug-2021 | MALURIDAE Swainson, 1831 | 27-Oct-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 10-Nov-2020 | PASSERIFORMES | 16-Jun-2014 | MODIFIED | Dr Federica Turco (QM) |
| 10-Nov-2020 | 20-Aug-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 10-Nov-2020 | 10-Feb-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |