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Grey Emutail
Bradypterus seebohmi (Sharpe, RB 1879)
The grey emutail, also known as the Madagascan grassbird or feather-tailed warbler, is an emutail in the family Locustellidae. It is found only in Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland and shrub-dominated wetland. Source: Wikipedia
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Passeriformes
Family:
Locustellidae
Genus:
Bradypterus
Scientific:
Bradypterus seebohmi
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Locustellidae
Genus:
Bradypterus
Scientific:
Bradypterus seebohmi
Original description
Citation:
(Sharpe, RB 1879)
Reference:
Proc. Zool. Soc. London
1879, pt.2 p.177
Imprint year:
1879
Protonym:
Dromaeocercus seebohmi
Type locality:
near Antananarivo (Tananarive), Madagascar.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/90453#page/249/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
875A131F9AAE490F
Avibase ID:
avibase-875A131F
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/875A131F
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 558560
Geographic range:
- Bradypterus seebohmi: humid grassy swamps of eastern Madagascar
Source: Clements checklist
Grey Emu-tail
Bulgarian:
Сиво иглоопашато шаварче
Catalan:
camperol de Madagascar
Czech:
cetie dlouhoocasá
Danish:
Grå Emusanger
German:
Madagaskarbuschsänger
Esperanto:
madagaskara megaluro
Spanish:
Yerbera Malgache
Spanish (Spain):
Yerbera malgache
Estonian:
vile-padulind
Finnish:
kosteikkokerttunen
French:
Mégalure tachetée
Croatian:
madagaskarski cvrčić
Hungarian:
Seebohm-bozótposzáta
Italian:
Emuro grigio
Japanese (romaji):
haiiroemyu-sekka
Japanese:
ハイイロエミューセッカ
Lithuanian:
Madagaskarinis žolinukas
Dutch:
Madagaskargrasvogel
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Gråflishale
Norwegian:
Gråflishale
Polish:
bagnik
Portuguese:
felosa-cinzenta-de-madagáscar
Portuguese (Portugal):
felosa-cinzenta
Russian:
Мадагаскарская эмухвостка
Slovak:
svrkavec sivý
Serbian:
Sivi mekorepi cvrčić
Swedish:
madagaskargräsfågel
Turkish:
Gri tülkuyruk
Ukrainian:
Багник
Chinese:
灰短翅莺
Chinese (Traditional):
灰鶓尾藪鶯
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Grey Emu-tail ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Grey Emu-tail ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Grey Emu-tail ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Grey Emu-tail ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Grey Emu-tail ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Grey Emu-tail ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Grey Emu-tail ( Bradypterus seebohmi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Grey Emu-tail ( Bradypterus seebohmi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Grey Emu-tail ( Bradypterus seebohmi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Grey Emu-tail ( Bradypterus seebohmi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Grey Emu-tail ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Grey Emu-tail ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Grey Emu-tail ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Grey Emu-tail ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Grey Emu-tail ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Grey Emu-tail ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Grey Emu-tail ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Grey Emu-tail ( Bradypterus seebohmi) |
| Avilist 2025: Grey Emutail ( Bradypterus seebohmi) |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Grey Emu-tail ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Grey Emu-tail ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Grey Emu-tail ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Grey Emu-tail ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Grey Emu-tail ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Grey Emu-tail ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Grey Emu-tail ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Grey Emu-tail ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Grey Emu-tail ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Grey Emu-tail ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Grey Emu-tail ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Madagascar Grassbird ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Madagascar Grassbird ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Madagascar Grassbird ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Madagascar Grassbird ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Madagascar Grassbird ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Madagascar Grassbird ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Madagascar Grassbird ( Bradypterus seebohmi) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Madagascar Grassbird ( Bradypterus seebohmi) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Madagascar Grassbird ( Bradypterus seebohmi) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Madagascar Grassbird ( Bradypterus seebohmi) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Madagascar Grassbird ( Bradypterus seebohmi) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Madagascar Grassbird ( Bradypterus seebohmi) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Amphilaïs tachetée ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Amphilaïs tachetée ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| Clements 1st edition: Gray Emu-tail ( Dromaeocercus seebohmi) |
| Clements, version 2021: Gray Emutail ( Bradypterus seebohmi) |
| Clements, version 2022: Gray Emutail ( Bradypterus seebohmi) |
| Clements, version 2023: Gray Emutail ( Bradypterus seebohmi) |
| Clements, version 2024: Gray Emutail ( Bradypterus seebohmi) |
| Clements, version 2025: Gray Emutail ( Bradypterus seebohmi) |
| Clements 3rd edition: Gray Emu-tail ( Dromaeocercus seebohmi) |
| Clements 4th edition: Gray Emu-tail ( Dromaeocercus seebohmi) |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Gray Emu-tail ( Dromaeocercus seebohmi) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Gray Emu-tail ( Dromaeocercus seebohmi) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Gray Emu-tail ( Dromaeocercus seebohmi) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Gray Emu-tail ( Dromaeocercus seebohmi) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Gray Emu-tail ( Dromaeocercus seebohmi) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Gray Emu-tail ( Dromaeocercus seebohmi) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Gray Emu-tail ( Dromaeocercus seebohmi) |
| Clements 6th edition: Gray Emu-tail ( Dromaeocercus seebohmi) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Gray Emu-tail ( Dromaeocercus seebohmi) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Gray Emu-tail ( Dromaeocercus seebohmi) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Gray Emu-tail ( Dromaeocercus seebohmi) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Gray Emu-tail ( Dromaeocercus seebohmi) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Gray Emu-tail ( Dromaeocercus seebohmi) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Gray Emu-tail ( Dromaeocercus seebohmi) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Gray Emu-tail ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Gray Emu-tail ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| Clements, version 2015: Gray Emu-tail ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| Clements, version 2016: Gray Emu-tail ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| Clements, version 2017: Gray Emutail ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| Clements, version 2018: Gray Emutail ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| Clements, version 2019: Gray Emutail ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| eBird version 1.50: Gray Emu-tail ( Dromaeocercus seebohmi) |
| eBird version 1.52: Gray Emu-tail ( Dromaeocercus seebohmi) |
| eBird version 1.53: Gray Emu-tail ( Dromaeocercus seebohmi) |
| eBird version 1.54: Gray Emu-tail ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| eBird version 1.55: Gray Emu-tail ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| eBird version 2015: Gray Emu-tail ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| eBird version 2016: Gray Emu-tail ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| eBird version 2017: Gray Emutail ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| eBird version 2018: Gray Emutail ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| eBird version 2019: Gray Emutail ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| eBird version 2021: Gray Emutail ( Bradypterus seebohmi) |
| eBird version 2022: Gray Emutail ( Bradypterus seebohmi) |
| eBird version 2023: Gray Emutail ( Bradypterus seebohmi) |
| eBird version 2024: Gray Emutail ( Bradypterus seebohmi) |
| eBird version 2025: Gray Emutail ( Bradypterus seebohmi) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Seebohm's Feather-tailed Warbler ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Seebohm's Feather-tailed Warbler ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Madagascan Grassbird ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Madagascan Grassbird ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Madagascan Grassbird ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Madagascan Grassbird ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Madagascan Grassbird ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Madagascan Grassbird ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Madagascan Grassbird ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Madagascan Grassbird ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Madagascan Grassbird ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Madagascar Grassbird ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Madagascar Grassbird ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Madagascan Grassbird ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Madagascan Grassbird ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Madagascar Grassbird ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Madagascar Grassbird ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Madagascar Grassbird ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Grey Emutail ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Grey Emutail ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Grey Emutail ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Grey Emutail ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Grey Emutail ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Grey Emutail ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Grey Emutail ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Grey Emutail ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Grey Emutail ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Grey Emutail ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Grey Emutail ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Grey Emutail ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Grey Emutail ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Grey Emutail ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Grey Emutail ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Grey Emutail ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Grey Emutail ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Grey Emutail ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Grey Emutail ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Grey Emutail ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Grey Emutail ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Grey Emutail ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Grey Emutail ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Grey Emutail ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Grey Emutail ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Grey Emutail ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Grey Emutail ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Grey Emutail ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Grey Emutail ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Grey Emutail ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Grey Emutail ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Grey Emutail ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Grey Emutail ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Grey Emutail ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Grey Emutail ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Grey Emutail ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Grey Emutail ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Grey Emutail ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Grey Emutail ( Bradypterus seebohmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Grey Emutail ( Bradypterus seebohmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Grey Emutail ( Bradypterus seebohmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Grey Emutail ( Bradypterus seebohmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Grey Emutail ( Bradypterus seebohmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Grey Emutail ( Bradypterus seebohmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Grey Emutail ( Bradypterus seebohmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Grey Emutail ( Bradypterus seebohmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Grey Emutail ( Bradypterus seebohmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Grey Emutail ( Bradypterus seebohmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Grey Emutail ( Bradypterus seebohmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Grey Emutail ( Bradypterus seebohmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Grey Emutail ( Bradypterus seebohmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Grey Emutail ( Bradypterus seebohmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2: Grey Emutail ( Bradypterus seebohmi) |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Gray Emu-tail ( Dromaeocercus seebohmi) |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Dromaeocercus seebohmi |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Dromaeocercus seebohmi |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Dromaeocercus seebohmi |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Grey Emu-tail ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Grey Emu-tail ( Amphilais seebohmi) |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Grey Emu-tail ( Dromaeocercus seebohmi) |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Amphilais seebohmi |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Amphilais seebohmi |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Bulgarian: Сиво иглоопашато шаварче
Catalan: camperol de Madagascar
Czech: cetie dlouhoocasá, Cetie Seebohmova
Danish: Grå Emusanger
German: Madagaskarbuschsänger, Madagaskargrassänger, Madagaskarschilfsänger, Seebohm Buschsänger, Seebohmbuschsänger
English: Gray Emu tail, Gray Emutail, Gray Emu-tail, Gray Feather-tailed Warbler, Grey Emu tail, Grey Emutail, Grey Emu-tail, Grey Feather-tailed Warbler, Madagascan Grassbird, Madagascar Grassbird, Seebohm's Emutail, Seebohm's Emu-tail, Seebohm's Feathertailed Warbler, Seebohm's Feather-tailed Warbler
English (Avilist): Gray Emutail
English, HBW: Madagascar Grassbird
English (IOC): Grey Emutail
English (United States): Gray Emutail
Esperanto: iksa arbustosilvio, madagaskara megaluro
Spanish: Yerbera Malgache
Spanish (Spain): Yerbera malgache
Spanish (HBW): Gray Emutail
Estonian: vile-padulind
Finnish: Kosteikkokerttunen
French: Amphilais tachetée, Amphilaïs tachetée, Dromaeocerque de Seebohm, Droméocerque de Seebohm, Droméocerque tacheté, Mégalure tachetée
French (Guyane): Mégalure tachetée
Croatian: madagaskarski cvrčić
Hungarian: Seebohm-bozótposzáta
Italian: Emuro grigio, Forapaglie codapiumosa di Seebohm
Japanese (romaji): haiiroemyuasekka, haiiroemyu-sekka, kasuriemyu-mushikui
Japanese: カスリエミュームシクィ, ハイイロエミュアセッカ, ハイイロエミューセッカ
Scientific: Amphilais seebohmi, Amphilais seedohmi, Bradypterus seebohmi, Bradypterus seebohmi, Dromaeocercus seebohmi, Locustella seebohmi, Lusciniola seebohmi
Lithuanian: Madagaskarinis žolinukas
Malagasy: Serika, Tanimbary
Dutch: Grijze Struiszanger, Madagaskargrasvogel
Norwegian Nynorsk: Gråflishale
Norwegian: Gråflishale
Polish: bagnik
Portuguese: felosa-cinzenta-de-madagáscar
Portuguese (Portugal): felosa-cinzenta
Russian: Мадагаскарская эмухвостка, Пятнистый эмухвост
Slovak: blatár sivý, svrkavec sivý
Serbian: Sivi mekorepi cvrčić
Swedish: Grå stråstjärt, madagaskargräsfågel
Turkish: Gri tülkuyruk
Ukrainian: Багник
Chinese: 灰短翅莺
Chinese (Traditional): 灰鶓尾藪鶯
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