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[[Image:bristled_grassbird_2_alok.JPG|thumb|550px|right|Male : breeding<br /> Photo &copy; by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />Gurgaon Rural, Haryana, [[India]], 23 August 2016]]
[[Image:Bristled_grassbird.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Jugal+Tiwari|Jugal Tiwari}}<br />Kutch, Gujarat, [[India]], September 2010]]
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''Chaetornis striata''<br />
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''Chaetornis striatus''
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
20 cm.<br />
 
20 cm.<br />
 
*Buffy-brown
 
*Buffy-brown
 
*Dark streaks
 
*Dark streaks
*Short, thick bill  
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*Short, thick bill
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*Bill of breeding male black with black interior of mouth and dark grey facial skin
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==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
 
Patchily distributed in the Indian subcontinent: found in [[Nepal]], [[Pakistan]] and [[India]].
 
Patchily distributed in the Indian subcontinent: found in [[Nepal]], [[Pakistan]] and [[India]].
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
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[[Image:bristled_grassbird_4_alok.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Breeding female carrying food<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />Dist. Gurgaon, [[India]], 23 August 2016]]
 
This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.
 
This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.
  
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====Vocalisation====
 
====Vocalisation====
 
'''Song''': ''trew-treuw'' usually given in circular display flight.
 
'''Song''': ''trew-treuw'' usually given in circular display flight.
<flashmp3>Bristled_Grassbird.mp3</flashmp3><br />
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{{ Audio|Bristled_Grassbird.mp3 }}
''[[Media: Bristled_Grassbird.mp3|Listen in an external program]]''<br />
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Recording by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />
 
Recording by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />
 
Dist. Gurgaon, Haryana, [[India]], Aug.-2016<br />
 
Dist. Gurgaon, Haryana, [[India]], Aug.-2016<br />
 
Call given by one individual from tree-top perch.
 
Call given by one individual from tree-top perch.
 
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[[Image:bristled_grassbird_alok.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Showing set of 5 bristles in front of eye<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />Dist. Gurgaon, [[India]], 23 August 2016]]
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
#{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#BirdLife International
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug21}}#BirdLife International
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#Dscriptive notes : https://www.hbw.com/species/bristled-grassbird-chaetornis-striata#Descriptive_notes
 
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{{ref}}
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
{{GSearch|Chaetornis+striatus}}  
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{{GSearch|"Chaetornis striat" {{!}} "Bristled Grassbird"}}
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{{VSearch|"Chaetornis striat" {{!}} "Bristled Grassbird"}}
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[[Category:Birds]]  [[Category:Schoenicola]] [[Category:Videos]] [[Category:Bird Songs]]

Latest revision as of 11:01, 23 June 2023

Male : breeding
Photo © by Alok Tewari
Gurgaon Rural, Haryana, India, 23 August 2016
Schoenicola striatus

Chaetornis striata
Chaetornis striatus

Identification

20 cm.

  • Buffy-brown
  • Dark streaks
  • Short, thick bill
  • Bill of breeding male black with black interior of mouth and dark grey facial skin

Distribution

Patchily distributed in the Indian subcontinent: found in Nepal, Pakistan and India.

Taxonomy

Breeding female carrying food
Photo © by Alok Tewari
Dist. Gurgaon, India, 23 August 2016

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

Tall grassland, reeds, riverine, swamps, thorny scrub or ricefields.

Behaviour

Vocalisation

Song: trew-treuw usually given in circular display flight.

Recording by Alok Tewari
Dist. Gurgaon, Haryana, India, Aug.-2016
Call given by one individual from tree-top perch.

Showing set of 5 bristles in front of eye
Photo © by Alok Tewari
Dist. Gurgaon, India, 23 August 2016

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. BirdLife International
  3. Dscriptive notes : https://www.hbw.com/species/bristled-grassbird-chaetornis-striata#Descriptive_notes

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External Links


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