Amytornis modestus modestus North, 1902
MacDonnell Ranges grasswren, Central Australian thick billed grass wren, Eastern thick-billed grasswren, Thick-billed grass-wren
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Amytornis textilis modestus North, 1902; Amytornis modestus (North, 1902)
Conservation Status
Extinct
IUCN RedList status: Extinct
Distribution
MacDonnell Ranges, central Australia
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
North, A. J. (1902). On three apparently undescribed species of Australian birds. Victorian Naturalist 19:101-104.
Other references:
BirdLife International. (2012). Amytornis textilis. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. (http://www.iucnredlist.org). Downloaded on 29 May 2013.
Black, Andrew B. (2004). The “Immarna” grasswrens of R. C. Chandler: locality, habitat, identity and taxonomic implications. South Australian Ornithologist 34: 199-211.
Black, Andrew B. (2011). Subspecies of the Thick-billed Grasswren Amytornis modestus (Aves - Maluridae). Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 135(1): 26-38. [Abstract]
Black, Andrew B. (2012). Distribution of the Thick-billed Grasswren in the Northern Territory. Australian Field Ornithology 29(1): 15-22. [Abstract]
Black, Andrew B. (2016). Reappraisal of plumage and morphometric diversity in Thick-billed Grasswren [i]Amytornis modestus[/i] (North, 1902), with description of a new subspecies. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 136(1): 58-68.
Black, Andrew B., Jansen, Justin J. F. J., Frahnert, Sylke and Johansson, Ulf S. (2019). Provisional identification of historical grasswren (Amytornis: Maluridae) specimens in European collections draws attention to the incomplete phylogeny of the group. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists’ Club 139(3): 228-237.
Black, Andrew B., Joseph, Leo, Pedler, Lynn P. and Carpenter, Graham A. (2010). A taxonomic framework for interpreting evolution within the Amytornis textilis-modestus complex of grasswrens. Emu 110: 358-363.
Brandle, R. (ed.) 1998. A Biological Survey of the Stony Deserts, South Australia 1994-1997. Department for Environment, Heritage and Aboriginal Affairs and National Parks Foundation of South Australia, Adelaide.
Christidis, L, Rheindt, F. E., Boles, W. E. and Norman, J. A. (2010). Plumage patterns are good indicators of taxonomic diversity but not of phylogenetic affinities in Australian grasswrens Amytornis (Aves: Maluridae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2010.08.029.
Coate, K. H. 1994. Another instance of Thick-billed Grasswrens hiding in burrows. Aust. Bird Watcher 15: 278-279.
Condon (S. Aust. Om. 20: 51 and 23: 128)
Garnett, Stephen (ed.). (1992). Threatened and Extinct Birds of Australia. RAOU Report Number 82. 212 pp.
Garnett, S. T. and Crowley, G. M. (2000). The Action Plan for Australian Birds 2000. Canberra, ACT: Environment Australia & Birds Australia.
Keast (Aust. J. Zool. 6: 41)
McAllan, I. A. W. 1987. Early records of the Thickbilled Grasswren Amytornis textilis and Striated Grasswren Amytornis striatus. Aust. Birds 21: 33-43
Parker, Shane A. (1972). Remarks on the distribution and taxonomy of the grass wrens Amytornis textilis, modestus and purnelli. Emu 72: 157-166.
Parker, Shane A. and Reid, N. (1979). Remarks on the status of some Australian passerines. In: Tyler, Michael J. The Status of Endangered Australasian Wildlife. Adelaide: Royal Zoological Society of South Australia.
Rowley, I. and Russell, E. 1997. Fairy-wrens and Grasswrens. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
Schodde, R. 1982. The Fairy-Wrens. A Monograph of the Maluridae. Lansdowne Editions, Melbourne.
Schodde, R. and Mason, I. J. 1999. The Directory of Australian Birds: Passerines. CSIRO, Collingwood, Victoria.
Storr, G. M. (1967). List of Northern Territory Birds. Western Australian Museum Special Publications No. 4. Perth: Western Australian Museum. 90 pp.
Storr, G. M. (1977). Birds of the Northern Territory. Western Australian Museum Special Publication No. 7. Perth: Western Australian Museum. 130 pp.
Whitlock 1924
Woinarski, John C. Z., Legge, Sarah M. and Garnett, Stephen T. (2024). Extinct Australian birds: numbers, characteristics, lessons and prospects. Emu 124(1): 8-20. https://doi.org/10.1080/01584197.2023.2240345
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