Little grassbird
Megalurus gramineus (Gould, 1845)
Status not recordedsongbirds
The little grassbird (Megalurus gramineus) is a species in the family Locustellidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 13.9 g to 18 g.
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Quick facts about the little grassbird
- Weight
- 13.9 g – 18 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- wetlandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 3.9src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Generalistsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the little grassbird live?
Not recorded
Is the little grassbird endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the little grassbird classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyLocustellidae
- genusMegalurus
- SpeciesMegalurus gramineus (Gould, 1845)
Synonyms Poodytes gramineus, Sphenoeacus gramineus
Other names and names in other languages (19)
- camperol menutCatalan
- cistovníkovec malýCzech
- aderyn gwair bachWelsh
- Lille SumpsangerDanish
- ZwergschilfsteigerGerman
- Yerbera ChicaSpanish
- suokaislakerttunenFinnish
- Mégalure menueFrench
- törpelápiposzátaHungarian
- Cica-koreng kecilIndonesian
- Erbarolo minoreItalian
- シマオオセッカJapanese
- mažasis ilgauodegis žolinukasLithuanian
- tussoksangerNorwegian Bokmål
- DwerggrasvogelDutch
- kępaczek trzcinowyPolish
- Карликовая длиннохвостая камышевкаRussian
- svrkavec trávovýSlovak
- mindre gräsfågelSwedish
Relatives of the little grassbird
Other species in the same genus Megalurus.
Striated grassbird
Megalurus palustris
Tawny grassbird
Megalurus timoriensis
Fly river grassbird
Megalurus albolimbatus
Spinifexbird
Megalurus carteri
Brown Songlark
Megalurus cruralis
CompareLittle grassbird vs Striated grassbirdLittle grassbird vs Tawny grassbirdLittle grassbird vs Megalurus macrurusLittle grassbird vs Fly river grassbird
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the little grassbird?
An adult little grassbird weighs 13.9 g – 18 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the little grassbird?
The little grassbird (Megalurus gramineus) belongs to the family Locustellidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles · CC0 1.0 · E096-269
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
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
Wikimedia Commons contributors. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org (each file credited to its author under its own licence). - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service).
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