This month the Territory NRM Threatened Species Team have been working with the Mimal and Warddeken Rangers to look for the white-throated grasswren. Nyirrnyirr in Jawoyn, and yirlinkirrkirr in Bininj Kunwok, the species has cultural significance to the people of the Stone Country, and is also a priority threatened species for the Australian Government.
Surveys for the white-throated grasswren involve walking around the beautiful stone country, playing their call and listening to hear if it calls back. These are called ‘call playback surveys’ and are a common method used for targeted bird surveys. They also use songmeters, an emerging data collection method, which are deployed in the field for a few weeks at a time and record all the sound in the area.
