Bristled Grassbird
Photo: Tisha Mukherjee · CC BY-SA 4.0

Grasshopper Warblers, Grassbirds, and Allies

Bristled Grassbird

Schoenicola striatus

VUVulnerable
Family
Grasshopper Warblers, Grassbirds, and Allies (Locustellidae)
Order
Passeriformes

Overview

The bristled grassbird (Schoenicola striatus) is a small passerine bird in the genus Schoenicola. Also known as the bristled grass warbler, this species is endemic to the Indian subcontinent, where it is patchily distributed in Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and Pakistan. These insectivorous birds skulk in dense and tall grasslands, often in marshy areas, habitats that are threatened by human activities. Formerly considered to be sedentary, the species may be migratory, moving south and east in the Indian peninsula during winter and returning to their breeding grounds in the northern plains south of the Himalayas.

Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Range and habitat

Grassland of Indian subcontinent.

Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.

Sources and further reading

Last updated September 29, 2026.