Common Name
Tawny Grassbird
Comment
Moderately common in sedgelands and heaths.
Stronghold population
False
Regionally significant/rationale
False
Restricted distribution/rationale
False
Historical abundance
Declining
Local distribution
Locally common species of rank grasses, croplands and 'Cumbungi' swamps
Known location
Helensvale, Oxenford, Pimpama, Benowa, Burleigh Heads, Southport, Tallebudgera Creek EP, Pine Ridge
Other locality
Moderately common in sedgelands and heaths in the lowlands.
General ecology
Sedges and rushes around streams and lagoons; wallum heaths.
Specific ecology
Thick damp understorey.
