| Black Grasswren | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Maluridae |
| Genus: | Amytornis |
| Species: | A. housei |
| Binomial name | |
| Amytornis housei (Milligan, 1902) |
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The Black Grasswren (Amytornis housei) is a species of bird in the Maluridae family. It is endemic to Western Australia.[1]
Its natural habitat is Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation.
The Black Grasswren is seldom seen - even when most people visit (in the cooler months), it hides in cracks and fissures in sandstone. Its eggs and nest were only discovered in 1998.
