Lanceolated Warbler

Locustella lanceolata Order: PASSERIFORMES Family: Old World Warblers and Gnatcatchers (Sylviidae)
Lanceolated Warbler Breeding Male Portrait
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General

Lanceolated Warbler: Medium-sized warbler with streaked gray-yellow body. Sexes are similar. Rare visitor to Alaska.

Range and Habitat

Lanceolated Warbler: Mainly an Asian species. Breeds from the central Urals in Russia east across Asia to Kamchatka, northern Japan and northeastern China. Accidental in fall migration on the North American west coast. Prefers dense vegetation and often found in reeds, rushes, and grassy meadows.

Listen to Call

Voice Text

"rink-tink-tink", "pwit"

Interesting Facts

 The Lanceolated Warbler was first described in 1840 by the Dutch aristocrat and zoologist Coenraad Jacob Temminck.

 It is also known as the Streaked Warbler, the Grasshopper-warbler, and the Streaked Grasshopper-warbler.

 They creep through grass and low foliage, and are difficult to see except sometimes when singing.

 A group of warblers has many collective nouns, including a "bouquet", "confusion", "fall", and "wrench" of warblers.



Author

Gary Owen Dick

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Range Map for Lanceolated Warbler

Related Birds

American Pipit
Dusky Warbler
Arctic Warbler
Middendorff's Grasshopper-Warbler
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Family Wood Warbler (Parulidae)_blue
Species Locustella lanceolata
Length4 - 4.5 Inches
Wingspan7 Inches

Lanceolated Warbler

Lanceolated Warbler: Medium warbler with streaked gray-yellow body. Underparts are white, brown streaked breast, flanks and undertail coverts. Brown legs, feet. Rare visitor to Alaska. Feeds on spiders, insects and their larvae. Direct flight close to the ground on shallow wing beats.

● Song: "rink-tink-tink", "pwit"

● Foraging & Feeding: Lanceolated Warbler: Feeds on insects and other invertebrates.

● Breeding & nesting: Lanceolated Warbler: Three to five white eggs with gray or red brown spots are laid in a ground nest, usually next to the base of a bush or in a small hollow of dried grass and leaves.

● Similar species: Lanceolated Warbler: Middendorff's Grasshopper-Warbler is larger, darker brown, and lacks streaks on underparts and white-tipped tail with dark subterminal band.

Flight Pattern

Short flights with rapid wing beats.
Lanceolated Warbler Breeding Male Body Illustration
● Range & Habitat: Lanceolated Warbler: Mainly an Asian species. Breeds from the central Urals in Russia east across Asia to Kamchatka, northern Japan and northeastern China. Accidental in fall migration on the North American west coast. Prefers dense vegetation and often found in reeds, rushes, and grassy meadows.
BreedingMonogamous
PopulationAccidental in North America
MigrationMigratory
Weight0.4 Ounces