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.