Old World Warblers (Sylviidae)
Striated Grassbird (Megalurus palustris) - HBW 11, p. 579
French: Mégalure des marais
German: Strichelkopf-Schilfsteiger
Spanish: Yerbera Palustre
Other common names: Striated (Marsh) Warbler, Striated Canegrass Warbler
Taxonomy: Megalurus palustris Horsfield, 1821, Java.
Allocation of populations to races complicated by individual variation, marked difference in size between the sexes, and varying intensity of yellow and buff tones according to plumage wear. Described race andrewsi (from Myanmar-China border) treated as synonym of toklao. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- toklao (Blyth, 1843) - NE Pakistan (E Punjab) E across N India and S Nepal to NE India (Assam, Nagaland, Manipur, S Arunachal Pradesh), Myanmar, S China (Yunnan, S Guizhou, Guangxi), SE Thailand, Cambodia, N Laos and N, C & S Vietnam.
- forbesi Bangs, 1919 - Philippines and NE Borneo (Sabah).
- palustris Horsfield, 1821 - Java and Bali.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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An individual perched in a bush, calling and looking around. Locality Phnom Krom Marsh, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia (ssp toklao)
Josep del Hoyo 4 March 2011 1 year ago 23 sec 3.5 -
A bird singing in a tree and then feeding on the ground Locality Nusa Dua, Bali (Indonesia) (ssp palustris)
Philip Griffin 6 September 2005 6 years ago 18 sec 3.3 -
1 singing bird Locality Sablayan Penal Colony, Mindoro, Philippines (ssp forbesi)
Daniêl Jimenez 11 March 2008 3 years ago 25 sec 3 -
A bird perched in a bush, singing. Locality Phnom Krom Marsh, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia (ssp toklao)
Josep del Hoyo 4 March 2011 1 year ago 22 sec 2.8
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A dorsal view of a bird in a tree.
Locality Kolkata, West Bengal, India (ssp toklao)
J.M. Garg 10 February 2007 2 years ago 4 -
A bird perched.
Locality Kolkata, West Bengal, India (ssp toklao)
J.M. Garg 29 December 2007 2 years ago 4
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A bird singing. Locality Phnom Krom Marsh, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia
(ssp toklao)
Josep del Hoyo 4 March 2011 1 year ago 4 -
Calls (“bit”) by one bird. Locality Phnom Krom Marsh, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia
(ssp toklao)
Josep del Hoyo 4 March 2011 1 year ago 3.3 -
bird singing Locality Westgrove Heights, Silang, Cavite Province, Luzon, Philippines
Desmond Allen 1 January 2006 2 years ago 3
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