Gray's grasshopper warbler

Gray's grasshopper warbler

Gray's warbler

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SPECIES
Helopsaltes fasciolatus

Gray's grasshopper warbler (Helopsaltes fasciolatus ), also known as Gray's warbler, is a species of grass warbler in the family Locustellidae; it was formerly included in the "Old World warbler" assemblage.

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The Sakhalin grasshopper warbler was formerly considered conspecific.

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Appearance

This is the largest of all the Locustella warblers, approaching the size of the great reed warbler. The adult has an unstreaked olive-brown back, uniformly grey breast and buff underparts, with unmottled dull orange under tail-coverts.

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The song is a short phrase, loud and distinctive; nothing like the insect-like reeling of European Locustella species, and more musical than that of Pallas's grasshopper warbler.

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Distribution

Geography

This small passerine bird breeds from western Siberia and Korea. It is migratory, wintering in southeast Asia. It is a species found in lowland and coastal regions, nesting in forests or thickets.

Habits and Lifestyle

Lifestyle
Seasonal behavior
Bird's call

Diet and Nutrition

References

1. Gray's grasshopper warbler Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gray's_grasshopper_warbler
2. Gray's grasshopper warbler on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/103783163/112877225
3. Xeno-canto bird call - https://xeno-canto.org/486543

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