Fly River Grassbird

The Fly River Grassbird is a species of Old World warbler in the Sylviidae family. It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitats are freshwater lakes and freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.

The Fly River Grassbird is classified as Vulnerable (VU), considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.

The Fly River Grassbird (Megalurus albolimbatus) is a species of Old World warbler in the Sylviidae family. It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitats are freshwater lakes and freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss. Source - * BirdLife International 2004. Megalurus albolimbatus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 July 2007. More

Fly River Grassbird is restricted to swampland in the southern part of New Guinea. One species, the Marsh Grassbird, is partially migratory, moving from northern China and Japan (and southern Siberia) to southern Japan and central China; the other species are sedentary. The natural habitat of the typical grassbirds is, as the name suggests, wet grasslands, swamps and other marshlands. Some species exist away from water in tall grasslands, heathlands, and forest clearings. More

Fly River Grassbird (Megalurus albolimbatus) (Albertis & Salvadori, 1879) summary taxon grid map Wikipedia NatureServe Google: Web|Scholar ITIS Birdlife Google|Flickr Xeno-Canto - VULNERABLE Order: Passeriformes Family: Sylviidae English: Fly River Grassbird Scientific: Megalurus albolimbatus Protonym: Poodytes albo-limbatus Avibase ID: EF8973E3D07C36C9 Taxomic Serial More

The Fly River grassbird is considered vulnerable (IUCN 2000). Table 2. Endemic and Near-Endemic Bird Species. More

paradise-kingfisher, the Fly River grassbird, and two species of munias. Cause for Concern More than 90 percent of this ecoregion is still intact. However, increased hunting, wildlife trade, agricultural development, and unsustainable forestry could pose threats in certain areas. The introduction of the non-native rusa deer has led to the destruction of grasslands. Furthermore, no survey has been conducted to determine whether the ecoregion More