Fly River Grassbird (Poodytes albolimbatus)

Other Names (World)
Fly River Grassbird, Fly River Grass-warbler, D’Albertis’s Grassbird

Family
Locustellidae (Grasshopper-warblers And Grassbirds)

Size
15 cm

First Described (Guide)
(D'Albertis & Salvadori, 1879)

Habitat
Reeds, floating grass and lotus lilies growing on deep waterways and lakes.

Range (Guide)

Indonesia (B) (NB), Papua New Guinea (B) (NB).

Trans-Fly region of Papua (formerly Irian Jaya), Indonesia, Papua New Guinea.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 2,500 - 9,999 (2010) and decreasing.

Status VU
Habitat destruction through overgrazing by introduced rusa deer Cervus timorensis, and clearance and drainage for agriculture are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A variety of harsh calls, notably repeated quiet whistled 'zeee'. Also a sweet chirping song.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files

Fly River Grassbird (Poodytes albolimbatus) [XC430569]
by id from Middle Fly, Western Province, Papua New Guinea (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Similar Species
Tawny Grassbird (Cincloramphus timoriensis) which has a longer, spiky tail and duller underparts and supercilium. Note also that the female White-shouldered Fairy-wren (Malurus alboscapulatus) which is darker, lacks the rufous and has different habits.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Fly River Grassbird (Poodytes albolimbatus) - 1 files

More Information

BirdLife International

For more information about the Fly River Grassbird see... Show Articles

BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Articles about the Fly River Grassbird

If you would like to read any articles about the Fly River Grassbird...

Show Articles (0)

No Pictures of Fly River Grassbird

If Birdpedia has no pictures of Fly River Grassbird or you would like to see more, then try the following...

Show External Images from BING

From BING (0)

No Videos of Fly River Grassbird

If Birdpedia has no videos of Fly River Grassbird or you would like to see more, then try the following..

Show External Videos

From BING (0)