Grass Warblers
Bristled Grass-Warpler (Chaetornis striatus): Red Data Book ... BirdLife International
Gray's Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella fasciolata): The Gray's Grasshopper Warbler is an Old World warbler in the grass warbler genus Locustella. It breeds from western Siberia east to Sakhalin island, Japan and Korea. It is migratory, wintering in southeast Asia. This small passerine bird is a species found in lowland and coastal regions, nesting in forests or thickets. 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. The song is a short phrase, loud and distinctive, and nothing like the insect-like reeling of European Locustella species, and more musical than that of the Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler. (Source: Wikipedia.org)
Japanese Swamp Warbler (Locustella pryeri): Oriental Bird Club Image Data Base (photo)
Lanceolated Warbler (Locustella lanceolata): The Lanceolated Warbler is an Old World warbler in the grass warbler genus Locustella. It breeds from northeast European Russia across northern Asia to northern Hokkaido, Japan. It is migratory, wintering in south east Asia. This small passerine bird is a species found in grassland with some thicker shrubby vegetation or trees, often close to water in bogs or wet clearings. Five eggs are laid in a nest in a tussock. This species is a rare vagrant to western Europe. One of the best places to see this skulking species as a vagrant is Fair Isle, Shetland. This is a small warbler. The adult has a streaked brown back, whitish grey underparts, which have small lance-head like streaks, also found on the undertail. The sexes are identical, as with most warblers, but young birds are yellower below. Like most warblers, it is insectivorous. This is a skulky species which is very difficult to see except sometimes when singing. It creeps through grass and low foliage. The song is a monotonous mechanical insect-like reeling, something like Grasshopper Warbler, often given at dusk. (Source: Wikipedia.org)
Middendorf's Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella ochotensis): WhatBird.com
New Caledonian Grassbird (Megalurulus marieir): WorldTwitch.com
Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella certhiola): The Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler is an Old World warbler in the grass warbler genus Locustella. It breeds in east Asia. It is migratory, wintering from India east to Indonesia. This small passerine bird is a species found in tall grass with some thicker vegetation, usually close to water in bogs or wet meadows. From 4 to 7 eggs are laid in a nest on the ground in grass. This species is a very rare vagrant to western Europe. One of the best places to see this skulking species as a vagrant is Fair Isle, Shetland. This is a medium-sized warbler. The adult has a streaked brown back, whitish grey underparts, unstreaked except on the undertail. The sexes are identical, as with most warblers, but young birds are yellower below. Like most warblers, it is insectivorous. It is very similar to the Grasshopper Warbler, but is slightly larger, has white tips to the tail and tertial feathers, and a warmer brown rump. This is a skulky species which is very difficult to see except sometimes when singing. It creeps through grass and low foliage. The song is not the mechanical insect-like reeling produced by the Grasshopper Warbler and some other Locustella warblers, but an inventive Acrocephalus-like melody. This bird was named after the German zoologist Peter Simon Pallas. (Source: Wikipedia.org) ... Related Web Resources: Gallery Of Birds ... Reference.com ... BirdGuides.com ... Michael McKee.co.uk
River Warbler (Locustella fluviatilis): The River Warbler is an Old World warbler in the grass warbler genus Locustella. It breeds in east and central Europe into western Asia. It is migratory, wintering in east Africa. This small passerine bird is a species found in dense deciduous vegetation close to water in bogs or near a river. 5-7 eggs are laid in a nest in a tussock or on the ground. This species is a rare vagrant to western Europe. This is a largish warbler. The adult has an unstreaked grey-brown back, whitish grey underparts, and a darker undertail, which has white feather tips giving a contrasting pattern. The sexes are identical, as with most warblers, but young birds are yellower below. Like most warblers, it is insectivorous. This is a skulky species which is very difficult to see except sometimes when singing. It creeps through grass and low foliage. The song is a monotonous mechanical insect-like reeling, often given at dusk. It is similar to the song of a Grasshopper Warbler, but has more of a sewing machine quality, and may be produced for long periods. (Source: Wikipedia.org) ... Related Web Resources: Mangoverde ... Hlasek (great photo) ... BirdGuides.com ... BirdPhoto.fi ... Borealforest.org ... Unusual influx of River Warbler Locustella fluviatilis, in Northern South Africa, March-April 2004. An article published in Bird Numbers, Vol 13 Number 1, June 2004
Styan's Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella pleskei): Avesphoto ... Red Data Book ... Oriental Database ... BirdsKorea.org ...BirdBase
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