Common grasshopper warbler: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the common grasshopper warbler lives – recorded in 27 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Locustella naevia
Group	Songbirds & perching birds
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	27 countries
Continents	Asia, Europe
Class	Bird
Order	Passeriformes
Family	Locustellidae

Where does the common grasshopper warbler live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the common grasshopper warbler in 27 countries and territories across Asia and Europe. Wikidata gives its range as: Africa.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the common grasshopper warbler endangered?

The common grasshopper warbler’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the common grasshopper warbler?

The common grasshopper warbler (Locustella naevia) is a bird in the order Passeriformes and the family Locustellidae, genus Locustella. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the common grasshopper warbler

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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Common grasshopper warbler (revision 1361101315), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q208710 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).