Common Grasshopper Warbler

Locustella naevia - Locustelle tachetée

Systematics

Order
:
Passeriformes
Family
:
Locustellidés
Genus
:
Locustella
Species
:
naevia

Descriptor

Boddaert, 1783

Biometrics

Size
: 13 cm
Wingspan
: 19 à 20 cm.
Weight
: 11 à 15 g

Longevity

5 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Common Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella naevia) is a species of bird in the Locustellidae family.

Subspecific information 3 subspecies

Locustella naevia naevia (Europe to w European Russia and Ukraine)
Locustella naevia straminea (e European Russia to sw, sc Siberia, e Kazakhstan, w Mongolia and nw China)
Locustella naevia obscurior (e Turkey and the Caucasus)

Foreign names

Locustelle tachetée,
Buscarla pintoja,
cigarrinha-malhada,
Feldschwirl,
réti tücsökmadár,
Sprinkhaanzanger,
Forapaglie macchiettato,
gräshoppsångare,
Gresshoppesanger,
svrčiak zelenkavý,
cvrčilka zelená,
Græshoppesanger,
pensassirkkalintu,
boscaler pintat gros,
Engisöngvari,
świerszczak (zwyczajny),
kārklu ķauķis,
kobiličar,
Обыкновенный сверчок,
ヤチセンニュウ,
黑斑蝗莺,
黑斑蝗鶯,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Shrubland : Temperate, Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Grassland : Temperate, Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Wetlands (inland) : Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands, Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha) ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Pastureland