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| − | {{ | + | [[Image:Grassbird.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Subspecies ''palustris''<br />Photo © by {{user|Jason+Bugay+Reyes|Jason Bugay Reyes}}<br />Tuaran, Sabah, [[Malaysia]], [[Borneo]], November 2007]] |
| − | ;Megalurus palustris | + | ;[[:Category:Megalurus|Megalurus]] palustris |
| − | [[Image: | + | ==Identification== |
| + | 22–28 cm (8¾-11 in) | ||
| + | *Long graduated tail | ||
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| + | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[Image:046 SG edited-2.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''toklao''<br />Photo © by {{user|martinuk|martinuk}}<br />Yay Aye Kan, near Kalaw, Shan State, [[Myanmar]], February 2011]] | ||
| + | [[Asia]]: found in [[China]], [[Tibet]], [[Nepal]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''South Asia''': [[Pakistan]], [[India]], Eastern and Western [[Himalayas]], [[Bangladesh]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''Southeast Asia''': [[Indochina]], [[Myanmar]], [[Laos]], [[Vietnam]], [[Cambodia]], [[Thailand]], [[Malaysia]], [[Borneo]], [[Brunei]], [[Philippines]], [[Indonesia]], [[Greater Sundas]], [[Sumatra]], [[Java]], [[Lesser Sundas]], [[Bali]] | ||
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| + | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| + | [[Image:Striated Grassbird 10.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''forbesi''<br />Photo © by {{user|Clarence1976|Clarence1976}}<br />Crosswinds Resort, Tagaytay, [[Philippines]], February 2019]] | ||
| + | There are 3 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
| + | *''M. p. toklao'': | ||
| + | :*[[Pakistan]] to [[India]], southern [[China]], southern [[Myanmar]], [[Thailand]] and [[Indochina]] | ||
| + | *''M. p. forbesi'': | ||
| + | :*[[Philippines]] (Luzon, Mindoro, Panay, Samar and Mindanao) | ||
| + | *''M. p. palustris'': | ||
| + | :*[[Borneo]] and [[Java]] | ||
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| + | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | [[File:Striated_Grassbird_Flight_SMIT.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Composite Flight Image - Nest to Perch<br />Photo © by {{user|Sumit|Sumit}}<br />Kolkata City, [[India]], March 2007]] | ||
| + | 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== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug19}}#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 | ||
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| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| + | {{GSearch|"Megalurus palustris" {{!}} "Striated Grassbird"}} | ||
| + | {{GS-checked}}1 | ||
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| − | [[Category:Birds]] | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Megalurus]] |
Latest revision as of 13:57, 16 February 2024
- 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 12 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Striated_Grassbird
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1
