Mallee Emu-wren
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| Stipiturus mallee Campbell, 1908 |
The Mallee Emu-wren (Stipiturus mallee) is a bird species in the family Maluridae. It is endemic to Australia.
Its natural habitat is temperate grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Formerly classified as a Vulnerable species species by the IUCN[1], recent research shows that its numbers are decreasing more and more rapidly. It is consequently uplisted to Endangered status in 2008[2].
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- BirdLife International (BLI) (2006). Stipiturus mallee. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 27 July 2007.
- BirdLife International (BLI) (2008): [2008 IUCN Redlist status changes]. Retrieved 2008-MAY-23.
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