Western Grasswren
Amytornis textilis
Monkey Mia, CW Coast WA IMG_6217 20181004 - textilis: boldly streaked white above & below. Male: light brown flanks.CLICK for another pic.
Notes: Drab browns, boldly streaked white above and below.
Male light brown flanks; female has
rufous flanks. Long dark-brown tail.
Ssp myall is somewhat darker than nominate ssp textilis.
Inquisitive. In W, prefers acacia shrubland w. dense shrub clumps to ground. In
S in dense
chenopod shrublands.
Range from Pizzey & Knight© (modified)
Monkey Mia, CW Coast WA IMG_3736q 20090621 - textilis female: rufous patch on flanks.
Monkey Mia, CW Coast WA IMG_3735 20090621 - textilis female
Monkey Mia, CW Coast WA IMG_6224 20181004 - textilis male. CLICK for another pic.
Monkey Mia, CW Coast WA IMG_3736p 20090621 - textilis female
Monkey Mia, CW Coast WA IMG_6019 20181003 - textilis male
Monkey Mia, CWCoast WA MVI_3736 20090621 - textilis female