Kalkadoon Grasswren
Amytornis ballarae· 细尾鹩莺科(2 photos)
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Kalkadoon Grasswren
16 cm; span c. 19 cm. Male: bright rufous-brown, streaked white particularly on head, neck, breast; belly and flanks mid-grey. Female: similar but rufous flanks, straw-grey belly.
- Similar Species
- Dusky Grasswren, but ranges do not overlap. Carpentarian Grasswren has clear white chin, throat and breast.
- Voice
- very high-pitched "tsi-tsi-tsi-tsip-tsip" followed by high-pitched jumbled notes.
- Habitat
- rocky hillsides with Triodia hummocks.
- Range & Status
- nw. Q-e. Barkly Tableland and Selwyn Ra., s. to near Boulia.
