Striated Grassbird
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Striated Grassbird

Megalurus palustris

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Danum Valley Conservation Area
2 Verified records at Danum Valley Conservation Area
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The striated grassbird (Megalurus palustris) is an "Old World warbler" species in the family Locustellidae. It was formerly placed in the family Sylviidae. It is now the only species placed in the genus Megalurus. It is found in Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam. Noisy and conspicuous, often sitting and calling exposed on tops of grasses, bushes and telephone wires. Note streaked crown and streaked upper breast. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Danum Valley Conservation Area

Little Spiderhunter
LC

Little Spiderhunter

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Arachnothera longirostra

50–60% · Likely
Slender-billed Crow
LC

Slender-billed Crow

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Corvus enca

50–60% · Likely
Black-and-yellow Broadbill
NT

Black-and-yellow Broadbill

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Eurylaimus ochromalus

50–60% · Likely
White-crowned Shama

White-crowned Shama

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus stricklandii

50–60% · Likely
Lesser Green Leafbird
NT

Lesser Green Leafbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chloropsis cyanopogon

40–50% · Likely
Spectacled Bulbul

Spectacled Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Rubigula erythropthalmos

40–50% · Likely
Malaysian Pied-Fantail
LC

Malaysian Pied-Fantail

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Rhipidura javanica

40–50% · Likely
Yellow-rumped Flowerpecker
LC

Yellow-rumped Flowerpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Prionochilus xanthopygius

40–50% · Likely
Red-eyed Bulbul
LC

Red-eyed Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pycnonotus brunneus

40–50% · Possible
Black-headed Pitta
LC Endemic

Black-headed Pitta

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Erythropitta ussheri

40–50% · Possible
Orange-bellied Flowerpecker
LC

Orange-bellied Flowerpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicaeum trigonostigma

40–50% · Possible
Yellow-bellied Bulbul
LC

Yellow-bellied Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Alophoixus phaeocephalus

40–50% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Striated Grassbird at Danum Valley Conservation Area — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
2 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
5–10%
3 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
4 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
5 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
6 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
<5%
7 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
8 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
9 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data
10 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Insufficient data
11 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
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