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;[[:Category:Megalurus|Megalurus]] palustris | ;[[:Category:Megalurus|Megalurus]] palustris | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 22–28 cm (8¾-11 in) | ||
| + | *Long graduated tail | ||
==Distribution== | ==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]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==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]] | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | Marshland and wet grassland with reeds and mace. | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Their main diet consists of invertebrates such as spiders and many other insects and their larva. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug18}}#Avibase | ||
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2019) | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Megalurus+palustris}} | {{GSearch|Megalurus+palustris}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Megalurus]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Megalurus]] | ||
Revision as of 00:07, 17 March 2019
- 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, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2019)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Striated Grassbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 7 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Striated_Grassbird
