Indian grassbird
Graminicola bengalensis Jerdon, 1863
The Indian grassbird (Graminicola bengalensis) is a species in the family Pellorneidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 14.6 g to 15 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.
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Quick facts about the Indian grassbird
- Weight
- 14.6 g – 15 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- shrublandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 4src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the Indian grassbird live?
Not recorded
What is the Indian grassbird?
The Indian grassbird (Graminicola bengalensis) is a passerine bird in the family Pellorneidae. It was formerly placed in the Old World warbler family, Sylviidae, and the Old World babbler family, Timaliidae. The species is also known as the rufous-rumped grassbird.
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Is the Indian grassbird endangered?
The Indian grassbird is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Near Threatened species.
How is the Indian grassbird classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyPellorneidae
- genusGraminicola
- SpeciesGraminicola bengalensis Jerdon, 1863
Synonyms Graminicola bengalensis bengalensis
Other names and names in other languages (41)
- Indian grass-babblerEnglish
- Rufous-rumped grassbirdEnglish
- جرامينيكولا بنجالينسيسEgyptian Arabic
- camperol de BengalaCatalan
- graminícola de BengalaCatalan
- cistovníkovec rezavýCzech
- telor gwair mawrWelsh
- Stor GræssangerDanish
- IndiengrasdrosslingGerman
- KatzengrassängerGerman
- graminikoloEsperanto
- bengalia pelorneoEsperanto
- Yerbera bengalíSpanish
- tummapyrstökerttunenFinnish
- Grand GraminicoleFrench
- Grande GraminicoleFrench
- גרמיניקולה אדום חבטתHebrew
- močvarni drozdaljCroatian
- Erbarolo gropparossicciaItalian
- コシアカセッカJapanese
- didysis žiogelisLithuanian
- Naakaii Dootłʼizhii Bikéyahdę́ę́ʼ tłʼohtah tsídiiNavajo
- नेपाली घाँसेचरीNepali
- Indiase GrasrietzangerDutch
- bengalgresstimalNorwegian
- trawiarekPolish
- erveira-indianaPortuguese
- felosa-do-capim-de-bengalaPortuguese
- Большой сверчокRussian
- Индийская длиннохвосткаRussian
- stebliar hrdzavýSlovak
- indisk grästimaliaSwedish
- இந்திய புல் குருவிTamil
- นกพงหญ้าพันธุ์อินเดียThai
- Hindistan OtkuşuTurkish
- кущавниця великаUkrainian
- Chim cỏ Ấn ĐộVietnamese
- 大草莺Chinese
- 南亚草鹛Chinese
- 南亞草鶥Chinese
- 大草鶯Chinese
Relatives of the Indian grassbird
Other species in the same genus Graminicola.
Chinese grassbird
Graminicola striatus
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the Indian grassbird?
An adult Indian grassbird weighs 14.6 g – 15 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the Indian grassbird endangered?
The Indian grassbird is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.
What kind of animal is the Indian grassbird?
The Indian grassbird (Graminicola bengalensis) belongs to the family Pellorneidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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