Tawny Grassbird (Cincloramphus timoriensis)
About the Tawny Grassbird
The tawny grassbird (Cincloramphus timoriensis) is a large songbird that is a member of the family Locustellidae commonly found in grassland and reedbed habitats. It is streaked above and has a distinctive rich brown cap. Its underside is paler and it has a long graduated tail. They call often with "loud, grumpy churring calls and a longer call that starts tick-tick-tick-tick and ends with an explosive descending trill". The tawny grassbird has 10 identified sub-species found in Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and the Philippines.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 90 recordings for this species: 32 CC BY-NC-ND · 13 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Australia, Indonesia, Philippines in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Buff-banded ThicketbirdCincloramphus bivittatusrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.