Chinese Grassbird (Graminicola striatus)
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Chinese Grassbird

Graminicola striatus Styan, 1892

≈14 cmLength15 gWeight

This small bird weighs less than 15 g and remains year-round in tall grass in freshwater marshes or along riverbanks.

Busiest months: April and December · Most records: Cambodia, Myanmar (Burma), China

Near Threatened

How to identify

Where and when it's recorded

Chinese Grassbird has been recorded at 7 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 3 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Pousaat GrasslandCambodia83 records
  2. Inle LakeMyanmar (Burma)30 records
  3. Inle Wetland Wildlife SanctuaryMyanmar (Burma)13 records
More places
  1. Mai Po Nature ReserveHong Kong (China)4 records
  2. Ng Tung ChaiHong Kong (China)1 record
  3. Pui OHong Kong (China)1 record
  4. Long ValleyHong Kong (China)1 record

Countries and regions with the most records

CambodiaMyanmar (Burma)China

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The Chinese grassbird (Graminicola striatus) is a bird species in the family Pellorneidae. It was formerly placed in the Old World warbler family Sylviidae and the babbler family Timaliidae.

Excerpt from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 · authors · Read more on Wikipedia

Questions

How big is the Chinese Grassbird?

The Chinese Grassbird is about ≈14 cm long and weighs around 15 g.

Where does the Chinese Grassbird live?

Its breeding range: Oriental: southeastern China, southeastern Myanmar, south-central Thailand, northeastern Vietnam and Hainan Island (off southeastern China). It is most often recorded in Cambodia, Myanmar (Burma) and China.

When is the best time to see the Chinese Grassbird?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in April and December (Northern Hemisphere).

Is the Chinese Grassbird endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Chinese Grassbird as Near Threatened.

What does the Chinese Grassbird eat?

Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.

What family is the Chinese Grassbird in?

It belongs to the family Ground Babblers (Pellorneidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

At a glance

Length
≈14 cm
Weight
15 g
Habitat
Shrubland
Diet
Insects & other invertebrates
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Near Threatened
More measurements
Wing
56 mm
Tail
74 mm
Bill
15 mm
Tarsus
24 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Oriental: southeastern China, southeastern Myanmar, south-central Thailand, northeastern Vietnam and Hainan Island (off southeastern China)

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Subspecies · 2
  • Graminicola striatus sinicus se China
  • Graminicola striatus striatus se Myanmar, sc Thailand, ne Vietnam and Hainan I. (off se China)

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Ground Babblers Pellorneidae
Genus
Graminicola

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Chinese Grassbird

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