Listen to the common grasshopper warbler
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About the common grasshopper warbler
The common grasshopper warbler is a bird in the family Locustellidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults have a wingspan of about 17 cm.
What does the common grasshopper warbler sound like?
Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
The recordings here are labelled as song. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The common grasshopper warbler or just grasshopper warbler (Locustella naevia) is a species of Old World warbler in the genus Locustella. It breeds across much of temperate Europe and the western Palearctic. It is migratory, wintering across northern tropical Africa just south of the Sahara, and also locally in India.
This small passerine bird is found in dense grassland vegetation, often close to water, and usually with a few small scattered shrubs. It is a medium-sized warbler about 13 cm (5 in) long. The adult has a streaked brown back and whitish grey underparts which are unstreaked except on the undertail coverts. The sexes are identical, as with most warblers, but young birds are yellower below. Like most warblers, it is insectivorous. Four to seven eggs are laid in a nest on or near the ground in thick vegetation or in a tussock of grass.
Related birds in the genus Locustella
Frequently asked questions
What does a common grasshopper warbler sound like?
You can hear 4 recordings of the common grasshopper warbler on this page, including its song. Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
Is the common grasshopper warbler endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the common grasshopper warbler as “least concern”.
What family does the common grasshopper warbler belong to?
The common grasshopper warbler (Locustella naevia) belongs to the family Locustellidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella naevia) (W1CDR0001411 BD9) – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Norrköping Airport, Norrköping municipality, Östergötland… by Robert Petersen – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Cressier, Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel, Switzerland by Tommy Andriollo – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Gampelen, Erlach, Bern, Switzerland by Tommy Andriollo – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q208710 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Common grasshopper warbler – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Stefan Hage, Birds.se – CC BY-SA 3.0