Grasshopper Warblers, Grassbirds, and Allies
New Britain Thicketbird
Cincloramphus grosvenori
- Family
- Grasshopper Warblers, Grassbirds, and Allies (Locustellidae)
- Order
- Passeriformes
Overview
The New Britain thicketbird or Bismarck thicketbird (Cincloramphus grosvenori) is a bird species. It used to be placed in the "Old World warbler" family Sylviidae, but it does not seem to be a close relative of the typical warblers; probably it belongs in the grass warbler family Locustellidae. It is found only in the rarely visited highlands of the island of New Britain in Papua New Guinea.
This little-known species was for long classified as a data deficient species by the IUCN, due to the general lack of reliable data on its distribution and numbers.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Known from 2 specimens from Whiteman Mountains of New Britain (southeastern Bismarck Archipelago).
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
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Countries
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: New Britain thicketbird
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
