White-throated grasswren

Amytornis woodwardi

The White-throated grasswren (Amytornis woodwardi) is a bird found in Australia. Found in Australia. It eats leaves and other plant parts, insects and other small invertebrates and seeds and nuts. The IUCN Red List lists it as Endangered.

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Scientific name	Amytornis woodwardi
Region	Australia & Oceania
Found in	Australia

🏡 Where the White-throated grasswren lives

Found in Australia.

🍽️ What it eats

🌿 Leaves & plants40%
🐛 Insects & bugs30%
🌰 Seeds & nuts30%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

EndangeredVery few are left in the wild.

💡 It weighs about 35 grams. It mostly eats leaves and plants and insects and other small creatures.

Hear the White-throated grasswren

Recorded by Joshua Bergmark (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC577277. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the White-throated grasswren

Where does the White-throated grasswren live?

The White-throated grasswren lives in Australia. Found in Australia.

What does the White-throated grasswren eat?

leaves and other plant parts (about 40%), insects and other small invertebrates (about 30%), seeds and nuts (about 30%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the White-throated grasswren endangered?

Very few are left in the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Endangered.

More birds from Australia & Oceania

Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.