Amytornis goyderi Gould, 1875
Eyrean grass-wren, Eyrean grasswren, Eyrean grass wren
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Last record: 1874 (Coleman et al., 2026); 1875 (Scott, 1965)
Rediscovered in: 1961 (Morgan et al., 1961)
IUCN RedList status: Least Concern
Distribution & Habitat
Australia
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Gould, John. (1875). Further contributions to the ornithology of Australia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (4) 16: 285-287.
Other references:
Anonymous. (1964). List of rare birds, including those thought to be so but of which detailed information is still lacking. IUCN Bulletin 10(Special Supplement): 4 pp.
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BirdLife International. (2016). Amytornis goyderi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22703795A93937263. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22703795A93937263.en. Accessed on 26 March 2026.
BirdLife International. (2024). Amytornis goyderi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2024: e.T22703795A253985682. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-2.RLTS.T22703795A253985682.en. Accessed on 26 March 2026.
Black, A. and Gower, P. (2017). Grasswrens: Australian Outback Identities. Stepney, South Australia: Axiom Publishers and Distributors.
Christidis, L. and Boles, W. E. (2008). Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds. Collingwood, VIC: CSIRO Publishing.
Cole, J. R. and Gibson, D. F. (1987). The Eyrean grasswren Amytonris goyderi in the Northern Territory. South Australian Ornithologist 30: 57-59.
Coleman, Lucy, Leseberg, Nick, Aubaultb, Helene, Dickman, Christopher and Watson, James E. M. (2026). Habitat requirements of the little-known Eyrean Grasswren Amytornis goyderi. Emu-Austral Ornithology. https://doi.org/10.1080/01584197.2026.2643769
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Hunt, Thomas J., Pedler, Reece D. and West, Rebecca S. (2023). Further records and breeding of the Eyrean Grasswren Amytornis goyderi in New South Wales. Australian Field Ornithology 40: 20-33.
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