Grass bird

The Little grass bird is a small, unobtrusive dark brown-grey bird. It has a grey-brown head with a pale eyebrow, chin and throat and the crown and cheeks are streaked dark grey. The upper body is brown-grey, streaked dark grey, the dark wing feathers are edged with white and the paler grey under body is also streaked. Young birds are more uniform grey with finer streaking.The grass bird is found across eastern Australia and Tasmania, inland to central Australia and in south-western Australia. It is also found in New Guinea.The grass bird is found in swamps and marshes, preferring thick reed beds, and will occur in temporary wetlands after rains.The little grass bird eats insects and other small arthropods, usually remaining in the dense cover of grasses and swamp vegetation.The grass bird builds a deep cup nest of reeds and coarse grasses, lined with feathers, hidden in thick reedy vegetation.The grass bird is small but very cute.