Middendorff's grasshopper warbler
Helopsaltes ochotensis
Middendorff's grasshopper warbler (Helopsaltes ochotensis) is a species of Old World warbler in the family Locustellidae.
About the Middendorff's grasshopper warbler
Middendorff's grasshopper warbler (Helopsaltes ochotensis) is a species of Old World warbler in the family Locustellidae. It breeds in eastern Siberia to northern Japan, Kamchatka Peninsula and northern Kuril Islands. It winters in the Philippines, Borneo and Sulawesi and in small numbers in China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Malaysia, Taiwan and the U.S.A. The common name commemorates Alexander Theodor von Middendorff (1815–1894), a German–Russian naturalist who traveled extensively in Siberia.
Fun Facts About Middendorff's grasshopper warbler
- The common name commemorates Alexander Theodor von Middendorff (1815–1894), a German–Russian naturalist who traveled extensively in Siberia.
- It breeds in eastern Siberia to northern Japan, Kamchatka Peninsula and northern Kuril Islands.
Conservation Status
The Middendorff's grasshopper warbler is classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. This species is currently stable and not at significant risk of population decline.
Taxonomy & Classification
| Order | passerines |
| Family | Locustellidae |
| Genus | Helopsaltes |
| Species | Helopsaltes ochotensis |
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