Grey Grasswren

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When to see the Grey Grasswren

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 9 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is September, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Grey Grasswren

The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the Grey Grasswren

The grey grasswren is a passerine bird in the Australasian wren family, Maluridae. It is found on arid inland floodplains of Australia where it is endemic. The grey grasswren is a rarely seen elusive bird that was first sighted in 1921 but not taxonomically described until 1968. Its greyish coloration and very long tail distinguish it from all other grasswrens. While some recent research has been conducted, there still remain many gaps in the knowledge about the ecology of this cryptic bird.

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Easily confused with

Short-tailed GrasswrenAmytornis merrotsyiThe short-tailed grasswren is a small, cryptic bird, measuring around 15–16 cm (5.9–6.3 in) in length, with predominantly brown, streaked plumage that provides effective camouflage against its arid surroundings. Kalkadoon GrasswrenAmytornis ballaraeIt is similar to the dusky grasswren, though the markings are generally brighter and more defined, e.g. the wing coverts and remiges are grayish with a small rufous patch at the base of the outer remiges, compared with the same parts of the dusky grasswren being a uniformly dull rufous-brown. Black GrasswrenAmytornis houseiThe black grasswren, known as dalal to the Wunambal people, is a species of bird in the family Maluridae.