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Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler
Helopsaltes certhiola (Pallas, 1811)
Locustellidae — Grassbirds & Allies
Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler, Helopsaltes certhiola, is a passerine of the Locustellidae family that breeds in the eastern Palearctic and spends the non-breeding season in the Oriental Region. It is a bird of tall grass with denser cover nearby, usually in wet meadows or bogs close to water. The nest is placed on the ground in grass. It is a skulking species that is hard to pick out, though it may be seen when singing. It has a streaked brown back, pale grey underparts, and white tips to the tail and tertials.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Locustellidae — Grassbirds & Allies
- Breeding range
- Palearctic: e
- Nonbreeding range
- Oriental Region
