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

    Size : 22–28 cm (male up to 12% larger than female); 38–56 g

    

    Subspecies (3) and Distribution

• Megalurus palustris toklao (Blyth, E 1843)
  – Pakistan to India, s China, s Myanmar, Thailand and Indochina.
• Megalurus palustris forbesi (Bangs, O 1919)
  – Philippines (Luzon, Mindoro, Panay, Samar and Mindanao).
• Megalurus palustris palustris (Horsfield, T 1821)
  – Borneo and Java.

Megalurus palustris ssp. palustris

Date : 16 February 2019

Location : Penampang Paddyfield, Dongongan, Daerah Penampang, Bahagian Pantai Barat, Sabah

Megalurus palustris ssp. palustris

Date : 17 February 2019

Location : Penampang Paddyfield, Dongongan, Daerah Penampang, Bahagian Pantai Barat, Sabah