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  • proper noun A taxonomic genus within the family Maluridae.

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Examples

  • Distribution and status of the Carpentarian grass-wren Amytornis dorotheae.

    Carpentaria tropical savanna 2008

  • The Carpentarian grasswren (Amytornis dorotheae) is largely restricted to sandstone escarpment of the Gulf Fall.

    Carpentaria tropical savanna 2008

  • Species endemic to this ecoregion include the grey grasswren (Amytornis barbatus) and the kowari (Dasycercus byrnei), which is listed as vulnerable on the 2000 IUCN Red List.

    Simpson desert 2008

  • A number of reptiles are endemic, including the massive Oenpelli python (Morelia oenpelliensis), as are a number of birds, e.g. the black-banded fruit-dove (Ptilonopus alligator), chestnut-quilled rock-pigeon (Petrophassa rufipennis), and white-throated grass-wren (Amytornis woodwardi).

    Arnhem Land tropical savanna 2008

  • Among the birds, the black grass-wren (Amytornis housei) and white-quilled rock-pigeon (Petrophassa albipennis) are endemic.

    Kimberly tropical savanna 2007

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