Fan-tailed Grassbird

Catriscus brevirostris

The fan-tailed grassbird or broad-tailed warbler (Catriscus brevirostris) is an African species of Old World warbler in the family Locustellidae. The species is closely related to the broad-tailed grassbird of India, and is sometimes treated as the same species, although a 2018 study found that it and the broad-tailed grassbird were not closely related, with the Indian species being a sister of Chaetornis striata. The species has a discontinuous distribution across Africa, and is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Guinea, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, South Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. It is found in grassy areas dominated by grasses, sedges or shrubs near water (streams, rivers or lakes), from 350–2,150 m (1,150–7,050 ft).
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Sightings

A map showing the sighting location
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Clive 'SafariFamily' Curtis
Thursday 16 Mar 2023 - 9:33am
South Africa
A map showing the sighting location
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Mark Beckermann
Tuesday 27 Dec 2022 - 12:39pm
South Africa
A map showing the sighting location
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Mark Beckermann
Sunday 16 Oct 2022 - 11:32am
South Africa
A photo of a Fan-tailed Grassbird photographed in Beacons Viewpoint South Africa
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John White
Saturday 23 Apr 2022 - 7:27am
South Africa
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