Tawny grassbird
| Taxon name | Megalurus timoriensis  |
|---|---|
| Taxon rank | species |
| Parent taxon | Megalurulus |
| Taxon synonym | Cincloramphus timoriensis |
| IUCN conservation status | Least Concern |
| Protonym of | Cincloramphus timoriensis |
| Taxon author citation | Wallace, 1864 |
De tawny grassbird (Cincloramphus timoriensis) be a large songbird dat be a member of de family Locustellidae commonly found insyd grassland den reedbed habitats. E be streaked above den has a distinctive rich brown cap. Ein underside be paler den e dey have a long graduated tail. They call often plus "loud, grumpy churring calls den a longer call dat starts tick-tick-tick-tick and ends plus an explosive descending trill".[1]
De tawny grassbird has 10 identified sub-species found insyd Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea den de Philippines.
Taxonomy
[edit | edit source]De family Locustellidae be named by Bonaparte insyd 1854 den be derived from de genus name Locustella named by Kemp insyd 1829. De term "grassbird" be used by Gould during de mid 19th century to signify a strong correlation to long grass habitats. De tawny grassbird has sana been known as tawny sphenoeacus, grassbird, tawny or rufous-capped marshbird, rufous-capped grass-warbler den rufous-capped grassbird. Grass-warbler tends to be used insyd Asia rather than Australia.[2] Genetic studies indicate a close relationship to songlarks.[3]
De tawny grassbird has 10 identified subspecies[4]
- Cincloramphus timoriensis timoriensis (Timor, Lesser Sundas.)
- Cincloramphus timoriensis tweeddalei (n and c Philippines)
- Cincloramphus timoriensis alopex (Bohol, Leyte and Cebu, c Philippines.)
- Cincloramphus timoriensis amboinensis (Ambon, s Moluccas)
- Cincloramphus timoriensis crex (s Philippines)
- Cincloramphus timoriensis mindorensis (Mindoro, nw Philippines.)
- Cincloramphus timoriensis celebensis (Sulawesi)
- Cincloramphus timoriensis inquirendus (Sumba, Lesser Sundas.)
- Cincloramphus timoriensis muscalis (s New Guinea)
- Cincloramphus timoriensis alisteri (n and e Australia)
De sub-species Cincloramphus timoriensis alisteri has been divided into Cincloramphus timoriensis alisteri (alisteri) located insyd Eastern Australia den Cincloramphus timoriensis alisteri (oweni) located insyd Northern Australia.[5]
While de family name Locustellidae is generally dey accept some authorities place de tawny grassbird insyd dde family Sylviidae. Sana de genus name Cincloramphus be normally used but megalurus sana be commonly used.[6]
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ "Tawny Grassbird - eBird". ebird.org (in English). Retrieved 2022-07-14.
- ↑ Fraser, Ian; Gray, Jeannie (2019). Australian Bird Names: Origins and Meanings. Clayton South, Vic: CSIRO Publishing. pp. 268–271. ISBN 978-1-4863-1163-7.
- ↑ Menkhorst, Peter; Rogers, Danny; Clarke, Rohan; Davies, Jeff; Marsack, Peter; Franklin, Kim (2017). The Australian Bird Guide. Clayton, Vic: CSIRO Publishing. pp. 496–497. ISBN 978-0-643-09754-4.
- ↑ Oiseaux.net. "Mégalure fauve - Cincloramphus timoriensis - Tawny Grassbird". www.oiseaux.net (in English). Retrieved 2022-07-14.
- ↑ "Cincloramphus timoriensis alisteri (oweni) (Tawny Grassbird (alisteri, syn. oweni)) - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2022-07-14.
- ↑ "Grassbirds, Donacobius, tetrakas, cisticolas, allies – IOC World Bird List" (in American English). Retrieved 2022-07-23.
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