Subspecies in India
This species is listed as Vulnerable in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (https://www.iucnredlist.org/). Photo Gallery and Species Biology
Schoenicola platyurus - Broad-tailed Grassbird
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This rare species is endemic (mainly the Western Ghats). It inhabits inland wetlands and grasslands around the hilltops of the Western Ghats, at the altitudes of 700m-2,400m. It breeds during April-September (Birdlife International 2016).
Conservation Status:
This species is listed as Vulnerable in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (https://www.iucnredlist.org/). According to the IUCN Red List Assessment, the population of this species is declining, with the current population estimate of 2,500-9,999 individuals. The threat to its persistence comes from habitat disturbance due to grazing of grasslands and weed encroachments (BirdLife International 2001).
| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | No date |
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| Haryana | |||||||||||||
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| Jharkhand | |||||||||||||
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| Kerala | |||||||||||||
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| Madhya Pradesh | |||||||||||||
| Maharashtra | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||
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| Uttarakhand | |||||||||||||
| West Bengal | |||||||||||||
| Total | 4 | 1 |
BirdLife International 2016. Schoenicola platyurus . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22715577A94459789. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22715577A94459789.en. Accessed on 10 February 2020.
Page citation
Anonymous 2024. Schoenicola platyurus (Jerdon, 1841) – Broad-tailed Grassbird. In Satose, V., A. Bayani, V. Ramachandran, P. Roy, and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 2.17. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.birdsofindia.org/schoenicola-platyurus, accessed 2024/12/12.