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Photo by jock.h
Eragayam, Mamberamo Tengah, Papua, Indonesia, May 2013
Cincloramphus macrurus

Megalurus macrurus

Identification

Similar Species

Tawny Grassbird is smaller, has a shorter tail, has more rufous in cap area and paler underparts.

Distribution

Found on New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago.

Taxonomy

Formerly treated as conspecific with Tawny Grassbird.

Subspecies

Seven subspecies are recognized[1]:

  • C.t. mayri
  • C.t. interscapularis
  • C.t. stresemanni
  • C.t. harterti
  • C.t. wahgiensis
  • C.t. alpinus
  • C.t. macrurus

Habitat

Behaviour

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Birdforum thread discussing id and taxonomy of this species

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