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What the Opalton Grasswren sounds like
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The Opalton grasswren is the only grasswren in its range. It is a small bird with a reddish-brown back marked with black and white striations. It has white underparts and a black moustache. It is somewhat visually similar to the sandhill grasswren and striated grasswren.
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When to see the Opalton Grasswren
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 7 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is July, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Opalton Grasswren
The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Opalton Grasswren
The Opalton grasswren is an insectivorous bird in the family Maluridae. It is found in the Forsyth Range, Queensland, Australia. Formerly considered a sub-species of the striated grasswren, then known as the rusty grasswren. It is found around the opal mining area of Opalton and Lark Quarry south of Winton, Western Queensland. It was named as a full species by the I.O.C. in July 2020.
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Easily confused with
Black GrasswrenAmytornis houseiThe black grasswren, known as dalal to the Wunambal people, is a species of bird in the family Maluridae.
Carpentarian GrasswrenAmytornis dorotheaeThe Carpentarian grasswren is a species of bird in the family Maluridae.
Pilbara GrasswrenAmytornis whiteiThe Pilbara grasswren, also known as the rufous grasswren, is an insectivorous bird in the Australasian wren family Maluridae.
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