Amytornis is a genus of birds in the Maluridae family.It contains the following species: Grey grasswren (Amytornis barbatus) White-throated grasswren (Amytornis woodwardi) Carpentarian grasswren (Amytornis dorotheae) Striated grasswren (Amytornis striatus) Short-tailed grasswren (Amytornis merrotsyi) Eyrean grasswren (Amytornis goyderi) Western grasswren (Amytornis textilis) Thick-billed grasswren (Amytornis modestus) Dusky grasswren (Amytornis purnelli) Black grasswren (Amytornis housei) Kalkadoon grasswren - (Amytornis ballarae)