- Megalurus palustris
Identification
22–28 cm (8¾-11 in)
- Long graduated tail
Distribution
Asia: found in China, Tibet, Nepal
South Asia: Pakistan, India, Eastern and Western Himalayas, Bangladesh
Southeast Asia: Indochina, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Borneo, Brunei, Philippines, Indonesia, Greater Sundas, Sumatra, Java, Lesser Sundas, Bali
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 3 subspecies[1]:
- M. p. toklao:
- M. p. forbesi:
- Philippines (Luzon, Mindoro, Panay, Samar and Mindanao)
- M. p. palustris:
Habitat
Marshland and wet grassland with reeds and mace.
Behaviour
Diet
Their main diet consists of invertebrates such as spiders and many other insects and their larva.
References
- 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/
- Lepage D. (2021) [Avibase - https://avibase.ca/CE6A2FED ]. Retrieved 22 April 2021
- Madge, S. (2020). Striated Grassbird (Megalurus palustris), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.strgra1.01
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Striated Grassbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 28 March 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Striated_Grassbird
External Links
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