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Common Grasshopper Warbler
Locustella naevia
Common Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella naevia) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Europe & Northern Asia.
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The Common Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella naevia) is a member of the Locustellidae family found in Europe & Northern Asia. Adults weigh 13.3 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Locustellidae Grassbirds & Allies
- Genus Locustella
- Species naevia
Quick facts
- Weight
- 13.3 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Locustellidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
Similar birds
Not Evaluated
Least Concern
Near Threatened
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Common 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 uses a wide range of foraging strategies.
Migration
The Common Grasshopper Warbler is migratory, making regular seasonal journeys between its breeding and non-breeding ranges.
The Common Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella naevia) is a species of bird in the Locustellidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across Europe & Northern Asia. Its distribution covers PAL widespread.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 13.3 g, with a wing length of about 6.4 cm and a tail of around 5.7 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 8 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Common Grasshopper Warbler?
The Common Grasshopper Warbler is a very small bird that weighs around 13.3 g.
Where does the Common Grasshopper Warbler live?
The Common Grasshopper Warbler is found across Europe & Northern Asia with a range covering PAL widespread, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Common Grasshopper Warbler belong to?
The Common Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella naevia) belongs to the Locustellidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Common Grasshopper Warbler eat?
The Common Grasshopper Warbler is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Common Grasshopper Warbler migrate?
The Common Grasshopper Warbler is migratory, making regular seasonal journeys between its breeding and non-breeding ranges.
Is the Common Grasshopper Warbler endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Common Grasshopper Warbler make?
1 real field recording of the Common Grasshopper Warbler — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Common Grasshopper Warbler's range?
The Common Grasshopper Warbler has a mapped global range of about 8 million km².
Conservation
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