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Thick-billed Grasswren
Amytornis modestus
Australia's Threatened Species Category
Vulnerable
Listed since: 7/15/2016
IUCN's Threatened Species Category
Least Concern
Listed since: Sat Jan 09 2016 14:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Population trend: Decreasing
Other names: None
Priority Species? No
The Australian government's Threatened Species Action Plan 2022-2032 selected over 100 priority species derived from consultation with threatened species experts and the wider community. While all species are important, focusing on a limited number of species can help target effort and resources so that outcomes can be achieved, measured and shared.
Description
Thick-billed Grasswrens are thickset, dull brown grasswrens with dark stout bills and probably favours areas on drainage lines where saltbush and bluebush shrubs are taller and thicker. The eastern subspecies of the Thick-billed Grasswren is omnivorous.
Threats
The Thick-billed Grasswren is adversely affected by damage to soil and loss of understorey vegetation caused by grazing by domestic stock (sheep and possibly cattle) and feral animals such as rabbits and goats. The Thick-billed Grasswren is also thought to be especially vulnerable to damage to its habitat during droughts.
Quollity Conservation Hub's Overall Priority Score
53
Average life span:
Number of young produced each year:
Number of breeding events each year:
> 5yrs and < 10yrs
1-Feb
One
Minimum sexual maturity age:
Unknown
Who is helping?
Useful links for more detailed information on this species
DCCEEW - Australian Government Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
SPRAT - DCCEEW Species Profile and Threats Database
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