| Tawny grassbird | |
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| In Samsonvale, SE Queensland, Australia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Locustellidae |
| Genus: | Cincloramphus |
| Species: | C. timoriensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Cincloramphus timoriensis (Wallace, 1864)
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| Synonyms | |
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Megalurus timoriensis | |
The tawny grassbird (Cincloramphus timoriensis) is a large songbird that is part of the grass- and bush-warbler 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".[2]
The tawny grassbird has 10 identified sub-species found in Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and the Philippines.
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Cincloramphus timoriensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T103795069A94455434. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103795069A94455434.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "Tawny Grassbird - eBird". ebird.org. Retrieved 2022-07-14.