Amytornis goyderi Gould, 1875
Eyrean grass-wren, Eyrean grasswren, Eyrean grass wren
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Last record: 1874; 1875 (Scott, 1965)
Rediscovered in 1961 (Morgan et al., 1961)
IUCN RedList status: Least Concern
Distribution
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.
BirdLife International. (2012). Amytornis goyderi. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. (http://www.iucnredlist.org). Downloaded on 30 May 2013.
Cole, J. R. and Gibson, D. F. (1987). The Eyrean grasswren Amytonris goyderi in the Northern Territory. South Australian Ornithologist 30: 57-59.
Condon, H. T. (1962). [Rediscovery of the Eyrean grass-wren, Amytornis goyderi]. Emu 62: 216.
Frith, H. J. (1979). Wildlife Conservation, revised edition. Angus & Robertson. xiv + 416 pp. [p. 303 (table), p. 327 (species account)]
Garnett, Stephen (ed.). (1992). Threatened and Extinct Birds of Australia. RAOU Report Number 82. 212 pp.
Hoser, Raymond T. (1991). Endangered Animals of Australia. Mosman, NSW: Pierson & Co. 240 pp. [pp. 120-121]
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.
http://dx.doi.org/10.20938/afo40020033 [automatic download]
Mathews, Gregory M. (1924). The Birds of Australia, suppl. No. 3: Check List of the Birds of Australia: Order Passeriformes (concluding part). London: Witherby & Co.
May, I. (1977). Recent re-discovery of the Eyrean Grasswren. Emu 77: 230-231.
Ian McAllan, Dick Cooper, Pam Kenway, Michael Moody, David Martin. (2017). The first records of the Eyrean Grasswren Amytornis goyderi from New South Wales, Australia. Australian Field Ornithology 34: 131-136. http://dx.doi.org/10.20938/afo34131136.
Morgan, D. G., Morgan, L. R., Robinson, L. N., Robinson, P. and Ashton, D. H. (1961). The Eyrean Grasswren (Amytornis goyderi). Australian Bird Watcher 1(6): 161-171.
Parker, Shane A. (1980). Birds and Conservation Parks in the Northeast of South Australia. S. Aust. Parks and Conservation 3: 11-18.
Parker, Shane A., May, I. A. and Head, W. (1978). Some observations on the Eyrean Grasswren Amytornis goyderi (Gould, 1875). Rec. S. Aust. Mus. 17(24): 361-371.
Schodde, R. (1982). The Fairy-Wrens. Melbourne: Lansdowne Editions.
Scott, Peter (ed.). (1965). Preliminary List of Rare Mammals and Birds, pp. 155-237. In: The Launching of a New Ark. First Report of the President and Trustees of the World Wildlife Fund. An International Foundation for saving the world's wildlife and wild places 1961-1964. London: Collins.
Vanderwal, J. (2013). Eyrean Grasswren (Amytornis (Amytornis) goyderi) - occurrence records filtered for species distribution modelling. Centre for Tropical Biodiversity & Climate Change, James Cook University. [Data files] jcu.edu.au/tdh/collection/Eyrean Grasswren (Amytornis (Amytornis) goyderi)/occurrences
http://www.graemechapman.com.au/library/viewphotos.php?c=215