Short-tailed grasswren

The short-tailed grasswren (Amytornis merrotsyi) is a species of bird in the family Maluridae. It is endemic to Australia. Its natural habitats are temperate shrubland and rocky areas.

Short-tailed grasswren
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Maluridae
Genus:	Amytornis
Species:	A. merrotsyi
Binomial name
Amytornis merrotsyi Mellor, 1913
Subspecies
See text

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized:^[2]

• A. m. merrotsyi – Mellor, 1913: found on Flinders Ranges, South Australia
• A. m. pedleri – Christidis, Horton & Norman, 2008: found on Gawler Ranges, South Australia