Fly River Grassbird

When to see the Fly River Grassbird

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 8 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is September, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Fly River Grassbird

The map shades 1 country with regular records, and 1 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Recorded as a rare visitor in Indonesia.

About the Fly River Grassbird

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

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Easily confused with

SpinifexbirdPoodytes carteriIt has a rich brown cap, golden brown streaked wings, and a long tail. New Zealand FernbirdPoodytes punctatusThe adult has a brown plumage streaked in black. Little GrassbirdPoodytes gramineusIt is an olive-brown/ brown-grey bird, measuring 13 to 15 cm, with a pale eyebrow and dark grey streaks in the throat, crown and cheeks.