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;[[:Category:Schoenicola|Schoenicola]] platyura | ;[[:Category:Schoenicola|Schoenicola]] platyura | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | 18cm | + | 18cm<br /> |
| − | + | *Rufous brown upperparts | |
| + | *White underparts | ||
| + | *Buff supercilium | ||
| + | *Broad long tail with thin dark bars | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[India]]. | + | Grasslands of south-western [[India]] (Western Ghats from Mysore to Kerala). |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Grassy highlands. moist shrubland and swamps, 900-2,000m. | Grassy highlands. moist shrubland and swamps, 900-2,000m. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | + | ==References== | |
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#Avibase | ||
| + | #BirdLife International | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Schoenicola+platyura}} | {{GSearch|Schoenicola+platyura}} | ||
| − | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Schoenicola | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Schoenicola]] |
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- Schoenicola platyura
Identification
18cm
- Rufous brown upperparts
- White underparts
- Buff supercilium
- Broad long tail with thin dark bars
Distribution
Grasslands of south-western India (Western Ghats from Mysore to Kerala).
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Grassy highlands. moist shrubland and swamps, 900-2,000m.
Behaviour
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Avibase
- BirdLife International
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Broad-tailed Grassbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 22 December 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Broad-tailed_Grassbird
