Photo: John Gerrard Keulemans / Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
Gray’s Grasshopper Warbler
Helopsaltes fasciolatus
Gray's Grasshopper Warbler (Helopsaltes fasciolatus) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Europe & Northern Asia.
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The Gray’s Grasshopper Warbler (Helopsaltes fasciolatus) is a member of the Locustellidae family found in Europe & Northern Asia. Adults weigh 27.1 g.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Locustellidae Grassbirds & Allies
- Genus Helopsaltes
- Species fasciolatus
Where it lives
Southern Russia and northern Mongolia to southeastern Russia, northeastern China, the Korean Pen. and northern Japan
Quick facts
- Weight
- 27.1 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Locustellidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Gray’s Grasshopper Warbler is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open scrub and shrubland, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Gray’s Grasshopper Warbler is migratory, making regular seasonal journeys between its breeding and non-breeding ranges.
The Gray’s Grasshopper Warbler (Helopsaltes fasciolatus) is a species of bird in the Locustellidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. It is found across Europe & Northern Asia. Its distribution covers PAL s Russia and n Mongolia to se Russia, ne China, the Korean Pen. and n Japan.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 27.1 g, with a wing length of about 7.6 cm and a tail of around 6.6 cm.
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Gray’s Grasshopper Warbler?
The Gray’s Grasshopper Warbler is a small bird that weighs around 27.1 g.
Where does the Gray’s Grasshopper Warbler live?
The Gray’s Grasshopper Warbler is found across Europe & Northern Asia with a range covering PAL s Russia and n Mongolia to se Russia, ne China, the Korean Pen. and n Japan, where it is typically found in wooded and forested habitats.
What family does the Gray’s Grasshopper Warbler belong to?
The Gray’s Grasshopper Warbler (Helopsaltes fasciolatus) belongs to the Locustellidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Gray’s Grasshopper Warbler eat?
The Gray’s Grasshopper Warbler is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Gray’s Grasshopper Warbler migrate?
The Gray’s Grasshopper Warbler is migratory, making regular seasonal journeys between its breeding and non-breeding ranges.
What sound does the Gray’s Grasshopper Warbler make?
1 real field recording of the Gray’s Grasshopper Warbler — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
Conservation
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