RUSTY GRASSWREN

Photographed at Larks Quarry, Queensland, April 2018

1252                   RUSTY GRASSWREN                  Amytornis rowleyi 

AUSTRALIA                   747

Restricted to spinifex associations, with or without light tree cover. Was subspecies of Striated until recent split into full species. Found in central Queensland.

LITTLE BUTTON-QUAIL

Photographed near The Three Ways, Northern Territory, April 2018

1251                  LITTLE BUTTON-QUAIL                   Turnix velox

AUSTRALIA                746

Widely distributed over most of mainland except extreme north, sw and se. Found in dryish grasslands and grassy woodlands; can be common in crops, pasture and stubble. Partly migratory, tending to be more common in inland in winter.

Chick, photographed near Bedourie, Queensland, April 2018

YELLOW-RUMPED MANNIKIN

Photographed at Katherine, Northern Territory, April 2018

1250                 YELLOW-RUMPED MANNIKIN                  Lonchura flaviprymna

AUSTRALIA              745

Also known as Yellow-rumped Munia. Found in eastern Kimberley, WA, and nw NT. Usually in subtropical to tropical mangroves, moist savanna and wetland habitat.

Katherine January 2024

SANDHILL GRASSWREN

Photographed near Uluru, Northern Territory, April 2018

744                  SANDHILL GRASSWREN                  Amytornis oweni

AUSTRALIAN                 744

Found in southern NT, western SA, eastern WA. Was considered a subspecies of Striated Grasswren, now split to full species. Restricted to spinifex associations, with or without shrubs or light tree cover, preferring areas with tall dense spinifex cover.

THICK-BILLED GRASSWREN

Photographed at Coober Pedy, South Australia, April 2018

1248              THICK-BILLED GRASSWREN                   Amytornis modestus

AUSTRALIA              743

Restricted to chenopad shrubland, sometimes with widely scattered trees, both on plains and low rocky ranges. Mostly found in the drainage basins of Lake Eyre (sap indulkanna), Frome (sup curnomona), and Flinders Ranges (sup raglessi) and newly rediscovered in nw NSW (sap obscurer).