Carpentarian grasswren

The Carpentarian grasswren (Amytornis dorotheae) is a species of bird in the family Maluridae. It is endemic to Australia.

Carpentarian grasswren
A. dorotheae in Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Maluridae
Genus:	Amytornis
Species:	A. dorotheae
Binomial name
Amytornis dorotheae (Mathews, 1914)
range

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss. The habitat of this species is almost exclusively the rocky ranges north of Mount Isa. This habitat is not endangered by human encroachment other than by fires because of the extreme inaccessibility.

Taxonomy and systematics

The species was formerly considered to be conspecific with the white-throated grasswren. It is monotypic.

Behaviour and ecology

Diet

Feeds on insects and seeds. Forages by searching rock crevices and litter under shrubs on the ground.