Striated Grassbird Did you see this animal?
Scientific Name : Megalurus palustris
Family : Locustellidae
Order : Passeriformes
Class : Aves
Phylum : Chordata
Habitat : Wetlands
Description : Striated Grassbird have an orange brown upperbody and whitish underbody. The upperbody is heavily streaked with black while the underbody is sparsely marked with brown. The head region wears a darker shade of brown than the body.
Distribution in Bangladesh
Other Species from Group
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Acrocephalus stentoreus
(Clamorous Reed-warbler) -
Locustella certhiola
(Pallas's Grasshopper-warbler) -
Tesia olivea
(Grey‑bellied Tesia) -
Cyanoderma rufifrons
(White‑hooded Babbler) -
Orthotomus sutorius
(Common Tailorbird) -
Actinodura egertoni
(Bar-tailed Treecreeper) -
Chrysomma sinense
(Black‑breasted Parrotbill) -
Gampsorhynchus rufulus
(Rufous-vented Grass-babbler (Prinia)) -
Stachyris nigriceps
(Chestnut‑capped Babbler) -
Pomatorhinus ochraceiceps
(White‑browed Scimitar-babbler)
Species groups
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Bee-eaters -
Booby -
frigatebird -
phalarope -
tropicbird -
Martins and Swallows -
Crows, Drongos & allies -
Woodpeckers -
Eared Nightjars -
Ibises & Spoonbills -
Trogons -
Coucals -
Pelicans -
Darters -
Gulls -
Warblers and allies -
Flowerpeckers & Sunbirds -
Sparrows, Wagtails, Pipits a& allies -
moonbird -
Hawks & Eagles -
Snipes, Sandpipers, Plovers & allies -
Small Kingfishers -
Cisticola & Prinia -
Plovers & Lapwings -
Rails, Gallinules & Coots -
Tits -
Parrots -
Rosefinches and Buntings -
Bustards -
Grebes -
Pheasants & Partridges -
Old World flycatcher -
Starlings and Mynas -
Hornbills -
Buttonquails -
Rollers -
Bluebirds -
Crested Kingfishers -
Cormorants -
Pigeons and Doves -
Jacanas -
Typical Owl -
Finfoots &booby -
Flamingo -
Herons and Bitterns -
Treecreepers -
Nuthatch -
Barbets -
Treeswifts -
Swifts -
Crab-plovers, Coursers and Pratincoles -
Bulbuls -
Frogmouths -
Larks -
Storks -
Broadbills -
Thick-knees -
Painted-snipes -
Nightjars -
Barn-owls -
Large-billed Kingfishers -
Falcons -
Pittas -
Cranes -
Whistling-ducks -
Ducks, Geese & Swans -
Hoopoe
References:
description written by:Zarin Tasnim,Department of Zoology, University of Dhaka;information source: Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol-26, iucnredlist.org;Photo credit and copyright:MSH Sourav (TU Dresden, Germany);taxonomic checklist:P. M. Thompson and S. U. Chowdhury (2020). A checklist of birds of Bangladesh.Birds Bangladesh;bird song owner:Sudipto Roy(www.xeno-canto.org/Sudipto Roy), bird sound copyright reserved according to www.xeno-canto.org rules; more information, please contact us.
description written by:Zarin Tasnim,Department of Zoology, University of Dhaka;information source: Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol-26, iucnredlist.org;Photo credit and copyright:MSH Sourav (TU Dresden, Germany);taxonomic checklist:P. M. Thompson and S. U. Chowdhury (2020). A checklist of birds of Bangladesh.Birds Bangladesh;bird song owner:Sudipto Roy(www.xeno-canto.org/Sudipto Roy), bird sound copyright reserved according to www.xeno-canto.org rules; more information, please contact us.