Fan-tailed Grassbird
Catriscus brevirostris
IUCN: Least Concern
Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Locustellidae
- Genus
- Catriscus
- eBird Code
- fatgra1
Taxonomy Changes
Schoenicola brevirostris → Catriscus brevirostris
Genus transfer — GBIF Backbone Taxonomy uses the former name; AviList 2025 uses the current name.
Vocalizations
Ben Costamagna · CC_BY_4_0
Subspecies (2)
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Catriscus brevirostris alexinae
Guinea to Ethiopia and northern Malawi
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Catriscus brevirostris brevirostris
Malawi to South Africa
Data Sources
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.