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Photo by Biju.P.B
Ponmudi Hills, Kerala, South India, May 2011

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.

References

1. Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
2. Avibase
3. BirdLife International

• List of references

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• 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

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