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Grey emutail

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Grey emutail
Scientific classification
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Amphilais

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A. seebohmi
Binomial name
Amphilais seebohmi
(Sharpe, 1879)
Synonyms

Dromaeocercus seebohmi

The grey emutail (Amphilais seebohmi), also known as the Madagascan grassbird or feather-tailed warbler, is an emutail in the Locustellidae family. It is found only in Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland and shrub-dominated wetlands.

The scientific name, Dromaeocercus seebohmi, is named after Henry Seebohm.

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