---
title: "Megalurus gramineus"
description: "Poodytes gramineus — Vogels. The little grassbird (Poodytes gramineus) is a species of Old World warbler in the family Locustellidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/little-grassbird
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Megalurus gramineus

> Poodytes gramineus — Vogels. The little grassbird (Poodytes gramineus) is a species of Old World warbler in the family Locustellidae.

- Scientific name: *Poodytes gramineus*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Meren en rivieren)
- iNaturalist observations: 1130
- Wikidata: [Q1591383](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1591383)
- iNaturalist taxon: [980132](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/980132)

## Names

- en: Little Grassbird
- de: Zwergschilfsteiger
- es: Yerbera Chica
- fr: Mégalure menue
- it: Megalurus gramineus
- nl: Megalurus gramineus
- pt: Megalurus gramineus
- pl: Megalurus gramineus

## Countries with the most observations

AU (1056)

## Summary

The little grassbird (Poodytes gramineus) is a species of Old World warbler in the family Locustellidae. It is found in Australia and in West Papua, Indonesia. These sexually monomorphic birds are found in reed beds, rushes, lignum swamps and salt marshes of Southeastern Australia.
The little grassbird is an inconspicuous and dull-coloured bird that is heard more regularly than it is seen, known for readily engaging in conversation with people. They feed on insects and small arthropods, usually remaining in densely covered areas of vegetation and living nomadically with no regular migration patterns.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_grassbird

## Photo

![Megalurus gramineus](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/little-grassbird/medium.jpg)

Photo: John Cull · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/247259161

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/little-grassbird?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).