Tawny Grassbird
Cincloramphus timoriensis
Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Locustellidae
- Genus
- Cincloramphus
- eBird Code
- tawgra3
Taxonomy Changes
Megalurus timoriensis → Cincloramphus timoriensis
Genus transfer — GBIF Backbone Taxonomy uses the former name; AviList 2025 uses the current name.
Vocalizations
Subspecies (10)
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Cincloramphus timoriensis alisteri
northern and eastern Australia (Kimberley region, northern Western Australia, to central Victoria)
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Cincloramphus timoriensis alopex
Philippines (Bohol, Cebu, and Leyte)
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Cincloramphus timoriensis amboinensis
Ambon (southern Moluccas)
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Cincloramphus timoriensis celebensis
north-central Sulawesi
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Cincloramphus timoriensis crex
southern Philippines (Mindanao and Camiguin Sur)
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Cincloramphus timoriensis inquirendus
Sumba (Lesser Sundas)
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Cincloramphus timoriensis mindorensis
Mindoro (Philippines)
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Cincloramphus timoriensis muscalis
southern New Guinea (Middle Fly River region)
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Cincloramphus timoriensis timoriensis
Timor (eastern Lesser Sundas)
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Cincloramphus timoriensis tweeddalei
Philippines (Luzon, Panay, Tablas, Marinduque, Ticao, and Negros)
Data Sources
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.