Grey Emutail (Bradypterus seebohmi)
Illustration redrawn by AI from a real photograph

Grey Emutail

Bradypterus seebohmi (Sharpe, 1879)

12 gWeight

The grey emutail (Bradypterus seebohmi), also known as the Madagascan grassbird or feather-tailed warbler, is an emutail in the family Locustellidae.

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

No records at the public birding hotspots we track. It may be rare, remote, or its locations protected.

About

The grey emutail (Bradypterus seebohmi), also known as the Madagascan grassbird or feather-tailed warbler, is an emutail in the family Locustellidae.

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

Questions

How big is the Grey Emutail?

The Grey Emutail weighs around 12 g.

Where does the Grey Emutail live?

Its breeding range: Africa: montane northwestern, northeast to east-central Madagascar.

Is the Grey Emutail endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Grey Emutail as Least Concern.

What does the Grey Emutail eat?

Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.

What family is the Grey Emutail in?

It belongs to the family Grassbirds & Allies (Locustellidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

At a glance

Weight
12 g
Habitat
Shrubland
Diet
Insects & other invertebrates
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
50 mm
Tail
92 mm
Bill
12 mm
Tarsus
18 mm

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

Range

Africa: montane northwestern, northeast to east-central Madagascar

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Grassbirds & Allies Locustellidae
Genus
Bradypterus

Other birds in the genus Bradypterus

Knysna WarblerKnysna WarblerBradypterus sylvaticusBangwa Forest WarblerBangwa Forest WarblerBradypterus bangwaensisBarratt's WarblerBarratt's WarblerBradypterus barrattiEvergreen Forest WarblerEvergreen Forest WarblerBradypterus lopeziCinnamon Bracken WarblerCinnamon Bracken WarblerBradypterus cinnamomeusBrown EmutailBrown EmutailBradypterus brunneusDja River Scrub WarblerDja River Scrub WarblerBradypterus grandisLittle Rush WarblerLittle Rush WarblerBradypterus baboecalaWhite-winged Swamp WarblerWhite-winged Swamp WarblerBradypterus carpalisGrauer's Swamp WarblerGrauer's Swamp WarblerBradypterus graueriHighland Rush WarblerHighland Rush WarblerBradypterus centralis
Grey Emutail

Download illustration

Free to use with credit: “Illustration: Bird Album (birdalbum.com)”. Drawn by AI from a reference photo by (c) Nik Borrow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). ↗

WebP · 1070 px

Heard it but can't see it? Mingji identifies birds by sound and photo, on your phone.

In other languages