Alternative name: Middendorff's Warbler
- Helopsaltes ochotensis
Locustella ochotensis
Identification
13·5–14·5 cm (5¼-5¾ in)
- Brown upperparts
- White underparts, with tan sides
- Tapered white-tipped tail
- Light eyebrow.
Distribution
Asia: found in Russia, Mongolia, China, Japan, Hong Kong (rare/accid)
Southeast Asia: Indochina, Malaysia, Brunei, Philippines, Borneo
Taxonomy
This is a polytypic species[1] consisting of 2 subspecies.
Subspecies
- H. o. subcerthiola:
- Kamchatka Peninsula and northern Kuril Islands; winters to Philippines
- H. o. ochotensis:
Habitat
Damp grassland, thickets, shrubberies and forest glades. Tall grass around marshes, lakes and coves, islands and exposed headlands.
Behaviour
Diet
They forage in the undergrowth for insects.
Breeding
Their cup nest is constructed from leaves and grass stems. It is placed on or near the ground in thick grass. The clutch contains 5-6 eggs.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Lepage D. (2020) Avibase. Retrieved 26 October 2020
- Pearson, D. (2020). Middendorff's Grasshopper-Warbler (Locustella ochotensis), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.migwar.01
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Middendorff's Grasshopper Warbler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 18 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Middendorff%27s_Grasshopper_Warbler
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
