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Broad-tailed Grassbird
Schoenicola platyurus
Broad-tailed Grassbird (Schoenicola platyurus) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South & Southeast Asia.
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The Broad-tailed Grassbird (Schoenicola platyurus) is a member of the Locustellidae family found in South & Southeast Asia. Adults weigh 20 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Close to qualifying for a threatened category in the near future.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Locustellidae Grassbirds & Allies
- Genus Schoenicola
- Species platyurus
Quick facts
- Weight
- 20 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Locustellidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Broad-tailed Grassbird is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of open scrub and shrubland, it forages mainly on the ground.
Migration
The Broad-tailed Grassbird is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Broad-tailed Grassbird (Schoenicola platyurus) belongs to the Locustellidae family of the order Passeriformes. It is found across South & Southeast Asia. Its distribution covers OR w Ghats (India).
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 20 g, with a wing length of about 6.4 cm and a tail of around 7 cm.
The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened. That means it is close to qualifying as threatened and is worth keeping a careful eye on.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 40,000 km² — a relatively restricted global range.
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Broad-tailed Grassbird?
The Broad-tailed Grassbird is a small bird that weighs around 20 g.
Where does the Broad-tailed Grassbird live?
The Broad-tailed Grassbird is found across South & Southeast Asia with a range covering OR w Ghats (India), where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Broad-tailed Grassbird belong to?
The Broad-tailed Grassbird (Schoenicola platyurus) belongs to the Locustellidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Broad-tailed Grassbird eat?
The Broad-tailed Grassbird is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Broad-tailed Grassbird migrate?
The Broad-tailed Grassbird is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Broad-tailed Grassbird endangered?
The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened That means it is close to qualifying as threatened and is worth keeping a careful eye on.
What sound does the Broad-tailed Grassbird make?
1 real field recording of the Broad-tailed Grassbird — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Broad-tailed Grassbird's range?
The Broad-tailed Grassbird has a mapped global range of about 40,000 km².
Conservation
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