Broad-tailed Grassbird
A species of Wide-tailed Grassbirds Scientific name : Schoenicola platyurus Genus : Wide-tailed Grassbirds
Broad-tailed Grassbird, A species of Wide-tailed Grassbirds
Botanical name: Schoenicola platyurus
Genus: Wide-tailed Grassbirds
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Photo By Rofikul Islam 
Description
The uniform brown upperparts, broad, round-tipped and long graduated tail of the bird is distinctive. The species has a buff supercilium and the brown tail has thin dark bars. The underside of the tail is very dark and the feathers are tipped with white. Males and females are indistinguishable in plumage. The call of the male during breeding is a lark-like and repeated trill that is accompanied by fanned tail and a fluttering flight. Other calls include a chack and a zink note. The gape colour is black and visible in singing males but is brown in females. In the non-breeding season, it is a skulker moving rapidly between grass and reeds but sometimes perches in the open. 
Size
18 cm
Nest Placement
Ground
Habitat
The broad-tailed Grassbird thrives in wet montane grasslands, adapting to various grassy environments, including tall grass regions, forest edges, and field borders. It also tolerates human-modified landscapes, inhabiting areas with a mix of grasses, sedges, shrubs, and bamboo, and can adapt even when bushes are sparse or amidst agricultural activities. Breeding broad-tailed Grassbird favor vegetations taller than 90 cm, typically shunning zones with grass shorter than 30 cm.
Dite type
Insectivorous
General Info
Feeding Habits
Bird food type
Behavior
The breeding season appears to be March to May but nests have been seen in July and September and the bird is suspected to raise two broods. The nest is a ball of coarse grass blades with an entrance on the side and placed low in a tussock of long grass. The eggs are white with spot and blotches of brownish red. The usual clutch is about 2 or 3 eggs. It feeds on insects.
Distribution Area
The species is restricted to grassy moist highlands, principally in the Western Ghats of southern India mainly south of Karnataka but with some records from Pune, Lonavla and Nasik. A specimen was collected by S. A. Hussain at Point Calimere that suggests that the bird may be involved in local movements or migrations possibly into Sri Lanka. Suggestions that it may occur in Sri Lanka are as yet not well supported, there is an old specimen (collected by H. Cumming who has been considered unreliable and doubtfully identified by Colonel Legge) and two unconfirmed sight records from Gammaduwa, Matale Hills and Waitalawa, Rangala Hills. The species has not been reported from the Biligirirangan Hills.
Photo By Rofikul Islam 
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Grassbirds and allies Genus
Wide-tailed Grassbirds Species
Broad-tailed Grassbird 
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