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Tawny Grassbird
Cincloramphus timoriensis(Wallace, 1864)
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- Order
- PASSERIFORMES
- Family
- Locustellidae
- Genus
- Cincloramphus
At a glance
The Tawny Grassbird is a small bird, about 15–20 cm long, native to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 15–20 cm
- Origin
- Native
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Very common
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Tawny Grassbird look like?
The Tawny Grassbird is a small bird, about 15–20 cm long and weighing 35–40 g.
The tawny grassbird is a large songbird that is a member of the family Locustellidae commonly found in grassland and reedbed habitats. It is streaked above and has a distinctive rich brown cap. Its underside is paler and it has a long graduated tail. They call often with "loud, grumpy churring calls and a longer call that starts tick-tick-tick-tick and ends with an explosive descending trill".
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Tawny Grassbird?
The Tawny Grassbird is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.
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04 · Voice
What it sounds like
Call
Sam Westbrook · Maroochy River QLD 4561, Australia
Call
Martin Rady · Wakerley QLD 4154, Australia
Call
Martin Rady · Northgate QLD 4013, Australia
Call
Martin Rady · Cedar Grove QLD 4285, Australia
05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does a Tawny Grassbird eat?
The Tawny Grassbird feeds on terrestrial invertebrates, usually foraging in pairs or alone.
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
5 photos
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