Genus Chaetornis

Chaetornis striata - The Bristled Grassbird, Chaetornis striata, is a passerine bird making up the monotypic genus Chaetornis. Chaetornis striata is endemic to the Indian subcontinent, where it is patchily and locally distributed in Pakistan, Nepal, and the Republic of India. Formerly described as common in at least Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal and parts of Bangladesh, it has declined.