- Bristled Grassbird
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Bristled Grassbird Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: see text Genus: Chaetornis
G.R. Gray, 1848Species: C. striata Binomial name Chaetornis striata
(Jerdon, 1841)Synonyms Chaetornis striatus
(lapsus)[verification needed]
Dasyornis colluriceps
Blyth, 1842
Dasyornis locustelloides
Blyth, 1842
Megalurus striatus
Jerdon, 1841The Bristled Grassbird, Chaetornis striata, is a passerine bird making up the monotypic genus Chaetornis. Chaetornis striata is endemic to the Indian subcontinent, where it is patchily and locally distributed in India, Pakistan, and Nepal. Formerly described as common in at least Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal (India) and parts of Bangladesh, it has declined.
Formerly placed in the "Old World warbler" family Sylviidae, its true affiliations have not been restudied. From its external morphology, it might belong to the newly-established grass warbler family Megaluridae.
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2004). Chaetornis striata. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 12 May 2006.
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