Sunday, 24 February 2019

Striated Grassbird

Order - Passeriformes
Family - Locustellidae (Grasshopper-warblers and Grassbirds)
Striated Grassbird
Megalurus palustris
沼泽大尾莺 (zhǎo-zé dà-wěi-yīng)

    Malay : Cekup Ekor-Besar Biasa
    Japanese : オニセッカ (oni sekka)
    Kanji 日語漢字 : 鬼雪下 / 鬼雪加

    Extent of Occurrence (resident/breeding) : 14,800,000km²
    Migratory Status : Not a Migrant
    Breeding Endemic : No



    Size : 22–28 cm (male up to 12% larger than female); 38–56 g
    
    Subspecies (3) and Distribution
  • Megalurus palustris toklao (Blyth, E 1843)
    – Northeastern Pakistan (eastern Punjab) east across India and southern Nepal to northeastern India (Assam, Nagaland, Manipur, southern Arunachal Pradesh), Myanmar, southern China (Yunnan, southern Guizhou, Guangxi), southeastern Thailand, Cambodia, northern Laos and northern, central and southern Vietnam.
  • Megalurus palustris forbesi (Bangs, O 1919)
    – Philippines and northern Borneo.
  • Megalurus palustris palustris (Horsfield, T 1821)
    – Java and Bali.

Distribution Map

Megalurus palustris ssp. forbesi
Date : 16 February 2019
Location : Penampang Paddyfield, Dongongan, Daerah Penampang, Bahagian Pantai Barat, Sabah

Megalurus palustris ssp. forbesi
Date : 17 February 2019
Location : Penampang Paddyfield, Dongongan, Daerah Penampang, Bahagian Pantai Barat, Sabah

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