More Grasswren splits

[Murray Lord <>]

Mike,

They have split Striated Grasswren into four species – Rowleyi (‘Rusty 
Grasswren’) from western Queensland; whitei (‘Pilbara Grasswren’); oweni 
(‘Sandhill Grasswren’) which is said to occur South Australia west of Port 
Augusta up through southern NT and the eastern side of WA; which leaves 
striatus as just occurring in the mallee country of south eastern SA, NSW and 
Vic.

Interesting to note that whitei was treated as a species in the 1926 RAOU 
checklist, with the common name of Rufous Grasswren. We have finally got back 
to recognizing all of the Grasswrens species that were listed then!

Murray
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