| Short-tailed grasswren | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Maluridae |
| Genus: | Amytornis |
| Species: | A. merrotsyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Amytornis merrotsyi Mellor, 1913 | |
| Subspecies | |
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Two subspecies are recognized: [2]
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