Little Grassbird

Scientific name: Poodytes gramineus

Meaning of name:

The meaning of Poodytes is not known. Gramineus is a Latin word meaning grassy.

Distribution:

Widespread in south-western and south-eastern parts of Australia with scattered occurrences elsewhere.

Description:

Up to 15 centimetres long with a 17 centimetre wingspan.

Notes:

The furthest distance recorded by the Australian Bird and Bat Banding Scheme for this species of bird to travel is 2 km. The oldest bird recorded was still alive when its band was read in January 1989, 3 years 3.4 months after being banded (information as at 26 February 2018).

The photographs for this species were not taken in the reserves of interest to the FQPB.

References:

Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds. Various contributors.

What Bird is That? Neville W Cayley. 1978

Australian Bird and Bat Banding Scheme http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/science/abbbs/abbbs-search.html

Atlas of Living Australia https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/b4c2ec8d-918d-4fb4-8ef9-f6d5d3bbceda