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The thick-billed grasswren has dull brown underparts, a long dark-brown tail and noticeable white streaking on the head. It has white streaks continuing down the neck, throat and down to the rump. The white streaks across the chin to the forehead and along the wings and rump, contrast with the red-brown to grey colours of the feathers. Males have distinguishably longer tails. Females also have chestnut flanks. Vocals are a combination of short high-pitched song, repeated. They have a soft, high-pitched call that is often inaudible to human ears.
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When to see the Thick-billed Grasswren
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 8 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is September, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Thick-billed Grasswren
The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Thick-billed Grasswren
The thick-billed grasswren is a species of bird in the family Maluridae. It is endemic to Australia. Its natural habitat is Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation.
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Easily confused with
White-throated GrasswrenAmytornis woodwardiThe white-throated grasswren is the largest member of the Australian grasswrens (Amytornis spp.), with a wing length of 70–80 mm.
Sandhill GrasswrenAmytornis oweniThe sandhill grasswren is an insectivorous bird in the Australasian wren 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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