Grassbirds & Allies

Striated Grassbird

Megalurus palustris

The Striated Grassbird (Megalurus palustris) is a 44 g scrub bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. Some populations migrate.

Family

Grassbirds & Allies

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

44 g

Habitat

Shrubland

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

12

Recorded in India, Philippines, Cambodia, Thailand, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Myanmar, China, Nepal, Vietnam, Laos.

Where to see it: Candaba Marsh (Philippines); La Mesa Eco Park, Quezon City (Philippines); Inle Lake (Myanmar); Phnom Krom · rice fields (Cambodia); Las Pinas-Paranaque Critical Habitat and Ecotourism Area (Philippines).

Photo: (c) Jiro Iguchi, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist