Other Names (World)
Brown Emu-tail, Feather-tailed Warbler, Brown Feather-tailed Warbler, Feather-tailed Bush-warbler, Brown Feather-tailed Bush-warbler, Brown Emutail
Family
Locustellidae (Grasshopper-warblers And Grassbirds)
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Status LC
Forest destruction, for subsistence agriculture and commercial logging, may become a threat.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Habits
Very shy, skulking.
Voice
Song, is a loud 'tuuuu-tchwewewewe' or 'wee-chechechecheche', and is very distinctive.
Brown Emutail (Bradypterus brunneus) [XC147844]
by David Gibbs from Moramanga, Toamasina, Madagascar (call, song)
Brown Emutail (Bradypterus brunneus) [XC162447]
by Paul Lenrum\u00e9 from Mantadia National Park, Moramanga, Toamasina, Madagascar (song)
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Similar Species
From Madagascar Brush-warbler (Nesillas typica) by its more rufous colour, almost barbless tail, grey earcoverts and small size. Madagascar Grassbird (Amphilais seebohmi), which does not occur in forest but in adjacent marshes, is more streaked, especially on mantle, and less rufous.
References
See References.