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Bristled Grassbird

Schoenicola striatus(Jerdon, TC, 1841)

English (US) Bristled Grassbird

The Bristled Grassbird (Schoenicola striatus) 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 Locustellidae (Grasshopper Warblers, Grassbirds, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.

Range: grassland of Indian subcontinentRange summary from AviList, in English.

Scientific name
Schoenicola striatus
IUCN Red List
Vulnerable
English (US)
Bristled Grassbird
Described by
(Jerdon, TC, 1841)

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Taxonomic history

First described as
Megalurus? striatus
Described by
(Jerdon, TC, 1841)
Type locality
Nilgiris.
Original description
Catalogue of the birds of the Peninsula of India arranged according to the modern system of classification; with brief notes on their habits and geographical distribution, and descriptions of new, doubtful and imperfectly described species (Supplement) p.88

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

See all 67 species of the family Locustellidae