Eyrean grasswren
The Eyrean grasswren (Amytornis goyderi) is a small grasswren from the Passerine family Maluridae. This is a cryptically plumaged and uncommon bird endemic to arid regions of Central Australia. The species was discovered by F.W. Andrews in 1874 around the Macumba River at Lake Eyre, and named after the South Australian Surveyor General George Woodroffe Goyder.
| Eyrean grasswren | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Maluridae |
| Genus: | Amytornis |
| Species: | A. goyderi |
| Binomial name | |
| Amytornis goyderi (Gould, 1875) | |
| Distribution of the Eyrean grasswren in Australia | |
| Synonyms | |
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Goyder’s grasswren (obsolete) | |
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