Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler
Locustella certhiola
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- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
- FamilyLocustellidae (Grassbirds and Allies)
- GenusLocustella (Locustellid Bush Warblers and Allies)
- SpeciesLocustella certhiola (Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler)
About the Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler
Pallas's grasshopper warbler (Helopsaltes certhiola), also known as the rusty-rumped warbler, is an Old World warbler in the genus Helopsaltes. It breeds in the eastern Palearctic: from the Altai Mountains, Mongolia and Transbaikalia to northeastern China, the Korean Peninsula, and islands in the Sea of Okhotsk (Sakhalin and Kuril Islands). It is migratory, wintering from India eastward to Indonesia. It is a rare migrant in Sri Lanka.
This bird was named after the German zoologist Peter Simon Pallas. The specific certhiola is a diminutive from the genus Certhia, the treecreepers. The sixth edition of Clements Checklist refers to this species as "Pallas's warbler", a name more commonly used for Phylloscopus proregulus.
This small passerine bird is found in tall grass with some thicker vegetation, usually close to water in bogs or wet meadows. From 4 to 7 eggs are laid in a nest on the ground in grass. This species is a very rare vagrant to western Europe. One of the best places to see this skulking species as a vagrant is Fair Isle, Shetland; for a species that only rarely appears in western Europe, it can be found there with some regularity. Wikipedia →
Recent sightings of Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler in Cat Tien National Park
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Global Distribution
Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 2 | Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | |
| 3 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 4 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 5 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 6 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 7 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 8 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 9 | Horton Plains National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 10 | Sundarbans National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler in Cat Tien National Park?
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler sighting in Cat Tien National Park, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler in Cat Tien National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler in Cat Tien National Park in our monthly data.