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Eyrean grasswren, the Glossary

The Eyrean grasswren (Amytornis goyderi) is a small grasswren from the Passerine family Maluridae.^[1]

40 relations: Aristida, Australasian wren, Beak, Cameron Corner, Queensland, Central Australia, Covert feather, Dusky grasswren, Egg incubation, Endemism, Fledge, Flight feather, George Goyder, Grasswren, Grevillea, International Union for Conservation of Nature, Iris (anatomy), John Gould, Kalkadoon grasswren, Lake Eyre, Least-concern species, Lore (anatomy), Macumba River, Moulting, Northern Territory, Passerine, Queensland, Simpson Desert, Skeletal pneumaticity, South Australia, Striated grasswren, Strzelecki Desert, Supercilium, Swainsona, Swale (landform), Thick-billed grasswren, Triodia (plant), Tussock grass, Western grasswren, Witjira National Park, Zygochloa.
Amytornis
Lake Eyre basin

Aristida

Aristida is a very nearly cosmopolitan genus of plants in the grass family.

Australasian wren

The Australasian wrens are a family, Maluridae, of small, insectivorous passerine birds endemic to Australia and New Guinea.

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Beak

The beak, bill, or rostrum is an external anatomical structure found mostly in birds, but also in turtles, non-avian dinosaurs and a few mammals.

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Cameron Corner, Queensland

Cameron Corner is an outback locality in the Shire of Bulloo, Queensland, Australia.

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Central Australia

Central Australia, also sometimes referred to as the Red Centre, is an inexactly defined region associated with the geographic centre of Australia.

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Covert feather

A covert feather or tectrix on a bird is one of a set of feathers, called coverts (or tectrices), which cover other feathers.

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The dusky grasswren (Amytornis purnelli) is a species of small passerine bird in the family Maluridae. Eyrean grasswren and dusky grasswren are Amytornis, birds of the Northern Territory and endemic birds of Australia.

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Egg incubation

Egg incubation is the process by which an egg, of oviparous (egg-laying) animals, develops an embryo within the egg, after the egg's formation and ovipositional release.

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Endemism

Endemism is the state of a species only being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere.

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Fledge

Fledging is the stage in a flying animal's life between hatching or birth and becoming capable of flight.

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Flight feather

Flight feathers (Pennae volatus) are the long, stiff, asymmetrically shaped, but symmetrically paired pennaceous feathers on the wings or tail of a bird; those on the wings are called remiges, singular remex, while those on the tail are called rectrices, singular rectrix.

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George Goyder

George Woodroffe Goyder (24 June 1826 – 2 November 1898) was a surveyor in the Colony of South Australia during the latter half of the nineteenth century.

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Grasswren

Grasswrens (Amytornis) are a genus of birds in the Australasian wren family, Maluridae.

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Grevillea

Grevillea, commonly known as spider flowers, is a genus of about 360 species of evergreen flowering plants in the family Proteaceae.

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International Union for Conservation of Nature

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natural resources.

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Iris (anatomy)

The iris (irides or irises) is a thin, annular structure in the eye in most mammals and birds, responsible for controlling the diameter and size of the pupil, and thus the amount of light reaching the retina.

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John Gould

John Gould (14 September 1804 – 3 February 1881) was an English ornithologist who published monographs on birds, illustrated by plates produced by his wife, Elizabeth Gould, and several other artists, including Edward Lear, Henry Constantine Richter, Joseph Wolf and William Matthew Hart.

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Kalkadoon grasswren

The Kalkadoon grasswren (Amytornis ballarae), also called the Ballara grasswren, is a species of passerine bird in the family Maluridae. Eyrean grasswren and Kalkadoon grasswren are Amytornis and endemic birds of Australia.

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Lake Eyre

Lake Eyre, officially known as Kati Thanda–Lake Eyre, is an endorheic lake in the east-central part of the Far North region of South Australia, some north of Adelaide. Eyrean grasswren and lake Eyre are lake Eyre basin.

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Least-concern species

A least-concern species is a species that has been categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as evaluated as not being a focus of wildlife conservation because the specific species is still plentiful in the wild.

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Lore (anatomy)

The lore (adj. loreal) is the region between the eyes and nostrils of birds, reptiles, and amphibians.

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Macumba River

Macumba River (Arabana: Maka-Wimpa; Arrernte: Ura-Ingka), once known as Treuer River, is an ephemeral freshwater stream in the far north of South Australia, that is part of the Lake Eyre Basin. Eyrean grasswren and Macumba River are lake Eyre basin.

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Moulting

In biology, moulting (British English), or molting (American English), also known as sloughing, shedding, or in many invertebrates, ecdysis, is a process by which an animal casts off parts of its body to serve some beneficial purpose, either at specific times of the year, or at specific points in its life cycle.

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Northern Territory

The Northern Territory (abbreviated as NT; known formally as the Northern Territory of Australia and informally as the Territory) is an Australian internal territory in the central and central northern regions of Australia.

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Passerine

A passerine is any bird of the order Passeriformes (from Latin passer 'sparrow' and formis '-shaped') which includes more than half of all bird species.

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Queensland

Queensland (commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a state in northeastern Australia, the second-largest and third-most populous of the Australian states.

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Simpson Desert

The Simpson Desert is a large area of dry, red sandy plain and dunes in the Northern Territory, South Australia and Queensland in central Australia. Eyrean grasswren and Simpson Desert are lake Eyre basin.

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Skeletal pneumaticity

Skeletal pneumaticity is the presence of air spaces within bones.

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South Australia

South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia.

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Striated grasswren

The striated grasswren (Amytornis striatus) is a small, cryptically coloured ground-dwelling species of wren-like bird in the family Maluridae, endemic to Australia. Eyrean grasswren and striated grasswren are Amytornis and endemic birds of Australia.

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Strzelecki Desert

The Strzelecki Desert is located in the Far North Region of South Australia, South West Queensland and western New South Wales. Eyrean grasswren and Strzelecki Desert are lake Eyre basin.

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Supercilium

The supercilium is a plumage feature found on the heads of some bird species.

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Swainsona

Swainsona is a genus of about 85 species of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, and is endemic to Australia.

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Swale (landform)

A swale is a shady spot, or a sunken or marshy place.

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Thick-billed grasswren

The thick-billed grasswren (Amytornis modestus) is a species of bird in the family Maluridae. Eyrean grasswren and thick-billed grasswren are Amytornis, birds of South Australia, birds of the Northern Territory and endemic birds of Australia.

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Triodia (plant)

Triodia is a large genus of hummock grass endemic to Australia.

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Tussock grass

Tussock grasses or bunch grasses are a group of grass species in the family Poaceae.

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Western grasswren

The western grasswren (Amytornis textilis), also referred to as the thick-billed grasswren (western subspecies) and, formerly, as the textile wren, is a species of bird in the family Maluridae. Eyrean grasswren and western grasswren are Amytornis, birds of South Australia and endemic birds of Australia.

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Witjira National Park

Witjira National Park is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia about north of the state capital of Adelaide.

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Zygochloa

Zygochloa is a genus of desert plants in the grass family known only from Australia.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eyrean_grasswren

Also known as Amytornis goyderi, Amytornis oweni.

Eyrean grasswren, the Glossary

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See also

Amytornis

Lake Eyre basin

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