Striated Grassbird, Megalurus palustris

Striated Grassbird

Megalurus palustris

18 February 2012

Possible regional races (polytypic), extralimital races are greyed out

M. p. forbesi Bangs 1919
M. p. toklao (Blyth) 1843
M. p. palustris Horsfield 1821

Notes:

Pls use the mousewheel to
zoom in/out (Max 2X)

Striated Grassbird, Megalurus palustris

Indo-Gangetic plains to Assam Valley etc.

Megalurus frequents plains of grass and the banks of rivers, feeds on the ground a good deal, and is not so fond of hiding itself as some of its allies. In fact, I have found it an easy bird to observe (EW Oates-1889).

References:
Grimmett, R., Inskipp C. & Inskipp T. (2011): Birds of the INDIAN SUBCONTINENT, 2nd Ed., p.328, Published by Christopher Helm, London
Rasmussen, P.C. & Anderton, J.C. (2005): Birds of South Asia. The Ripley Guide (2 Volumes), v.1, p.292, v.2, p.515. Published by Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC, USA and Lynx Edicions, Barcelona, Spain.
Oates, EW. (1889): The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Birds v.1, p.383. Edited by W.T. Blanford. Published under the authority of the Secretary of State for India in Council

About/Terms of use etc. in the home page