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Indian Grassbird

Graminicola bengalensisJerdon, TC, 1863

English (US) Indian Grassbird

The Indian Grassbird (Graminicola bengalensis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Pellorneidae (Ground Babblers and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.

Range: western Nepal to northern India, Bangladesh, and northern MyanmarRange summary from AviList, in English.

Scientific name
Graminicola bengalensis
Family
Pellorneidae (Ground Babblers and Allies)
Order
Passeriformes
IUCN Red List
Near Threatened
English (US)
Indian Grassbird
Described by
Jerdon, TC, 1863
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Taxonomic history

First described as
Graminicola Bengalensis
Described by
Jerdon, TC, 1863
Type locality
Ganges.
Original description
The birds of India; being a natural history of all the birds known to inhabit continental India: with descriptions of the species, genera, families, tribes, and orders, and a brief notice of such families as are not found in India, making it a manual of ornithology specially adapted for India 2, pt.1 p.177

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

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