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Australian bird habitats:
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Aboriginal names: "tjanpi" = Triodia (Spinifex) grass; "pila" = Triodia (Spinifex) plain
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Description of habitat |
This page describes open, arid inland habitats dominated by what
is commonly called "Spinifex grass", but is correctly known as
"Triodia"
, of which more than 60 different
species are known. These hummock-forming grasses of the arid
interior are not to be confused with the coastal true
Spinifex
commonly found on
dunes.
Note that we list here only birds that are regularly found in, or may even have a preference for, Triodia ("Spinifex") grass. There is a separate page describing open grassland in general.
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Bird species found in this type of habitat or plant |
This is not necessarily a complete list. We display here some examples of bird species found by us in this kind of habitat or plant. Hover your cursor on thumbnails to see names of species; click on thumbnail to go to the page describing the species.
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Photos |
Landscape in the Hammersley Ranges, WA, dominated by Triodia
("spinifex") grass (photo courtesy of S. Kirkby)
Single hummock of Triodia ("spinifex") grass (photo courtesy of S. Kirkby)