Bristled Grassbird - BirdForum Opus

Chaetornis striatus

Photo by Jugal Tiwari
Kutch, Gujarat, India, September 2010

Identification

20 cm.

• Buffy-brown
• Dark streaks
• Short, thick bill

Distribution

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

Taxonomy

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. <flashmp3>Bristled_Grassbird.mp3</flashmp3>
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Recording by Alok Tewari
Dist. Gurgaon, Haryana, India, Aug.-2016
Call given by one individual from tree-top perch.

References

1. 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.
2. BirdLife International

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Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Bristled Grassbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 28 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Bristled_Grassbird

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