Graminicola bengalensis Jerdon, 1863 - Rufous-rumped Grass Babbler

Subspecies in India

This species is listed as Near Threatened in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (https://www.iucnredlist.org/)

 

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Graminicola bengalensis - Rufous-rumped Grass Babbler



This species is uncommon. It inhabits tall grasslands of the lowlands and swamps with emergent vegetation in the Terai of India (from Uttar Pradesh to the Brahmaputra lowlands), Nepal and Bangladesh (BirdLife International 2018).

Conservation Status:

This species is listed as Near Threatened in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (https://www.iucnredlist.org/)

 
According to the IUCN Red List assessment, the population of this species is declining, with the current population estimate of 2,500-9,999 individuals. The threat to its persistence comes from habitat disturbance due to wetland drainage and clearance of grasslands for agriculture (BirdLife International 2018).
 
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Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Paschimbanga
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
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BirdLife International 2018. Graminicola bengalensis . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T103870362A131741770. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T103870362A131741770.en. Accessed on 16 February 2020.
 

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Graminicola bengalensis Jerdon, 1863 – Rufous-rumped Grass Babbler. In Satose, V., A. Bayani, V. Ramachandran, P. Roy, and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 2.17. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.birdsofindia.org/graminicola-bengalensis, accessed 2024/10/04.