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Short-tailed grasswren
Conservation status
	; Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Maluridae
Genus:	Amytornis
Species:	A. merrotsyi
Binomial name
	Amytornis merrotsyi; Mellor, 1913
Subspecies
	See text

The short-tailed grasswren (Amytornis merrotsyi) is a species of bird in the family Maluridae. It is endemic to Australia. Its natural habitats are temperate shrubland and rocky areas.

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized:^[2]

A. m. merrotsyi – Mellor, 1913: found on Flinders Ranges, South Australia
A. m. pedleri – Christidis, Horton & Norman, 2008: found on Gawler Ranges, South Australia

References

^ BirdLife International (2016). "Amytornis merrotsyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22732155A95043422. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22732155A95043422.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
^ IOC v.6.3

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[iucn_status_13_November_2021-1] BirdLife International (2016). "Amytornis merrotsyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22732155A95043422. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22732155A95043422.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.

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