The taxonomic status of Rufous-rumped Grassbird Graminicola bengalensis, with comments on its distribution and status

Abstract

We examine the taxonomic status of the three taxa of Rufous-rumped Grassbird Graminicola bengalensis based on a combination of morphology, mitochondrial DNA and vocalisations. We find sinicus and striatus to be extremely similar in morphology, and that sinicus and bengalensis exhibit morphological, vocal and genetic differences (due to the lack of modern records of striatus it was not possible to include that taxon for vocal and genetic analysis). We propose that sinicus be treated as a synonym of striatus (the latter has priority) and that there are probably species level differences between striatus (s.s.) and bengalensis.

Published in

Forktail
2010, number: 26, pages: 121-126
Publisher: ORIENTAL BIRD CLUB

SLU Authors

• Alström, Per

  • SLU Swedish Species Information Centre, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

Associated SLU-program

Biodiversity

UKÄ Subject classification

Zoology

Permanent link to this page (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/59517