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Parkes has or used to have 40 threatened animals within its boundaries. One of them is me, the Bulloo Grey Grasswren.

We took care to attach appropriate images that are as close to representative of each species as our resources and the availability of images allowed. However, we could not ensure perfect accuracy in every case. Some images show species that share the same genus but not at the species or subspecies level.

Bulloo Grey Grasswren

Amytornis barbatus barbatus

Status: Endangered

The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) lists threatened species under six categories:
Extinct, Extinct in the wild, Critically Endangered, Endangered, Vulnerable, Conservation dependent. Read more about these categories

Amytornis barbatus barbatus is found across 2 electorates.

The Grey Grasswren is a small bird about 18 to 21 cm long. It has a wingspan of about 17 to 21 cm and a mass of about 15 to 21 g. The adults are brown with white streaking on the upperbody, and mainly white on the underbody, but with some black streaks on the breast, and a pale red-brown tinge to the flanks and thighs. They have a distinctive pattern on the head, which consists of a white face; black marks around the eyes, and on the throat, ears and cheeks; and black and white streaks across the top of the head. They have a grey-black to black bill, dark brown irides, and dark grey-brown to grey-black legs and feet. Adult males and females appear similar, but the females can be distinguished by the narrower black markings on the face, and the slightly less extensive and slightly fainter streaks on the breast.¹

Explore more about this species on the Atlas of Living Australia

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