Locustellidae (Grassbirds and Allies)

Family

Grassbirds and Allies

Locustellidae

34 species in our catalog · found in 111 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyLocustellidae (Grassbirds and Allies)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Sri Lanka Bush-Warbler

Elaphrornis palliseri

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Cinnamon Bracken-Warbler

Bradypterus cinnamomeus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Rufous Songlark

Megalurus mathewsi

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

New Zealand Fernbird

Megalurus punctatus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Savi's Warbler

Locustella luscinioides

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Evergreen-forest Warbler

Bradypterus lopezi

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Taiwan Bush-Warbler

Locustella alishanensis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Striated Grassbird

Megalurus palustris

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Knysna Warbler

Bradypterus sylvaticus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Grasshopper Warbler

Locustella naevia

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Eurasian River Warbler

Locustella fluviatilis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Brown Emu-tail

Bradypterus brunneus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Little Rush-Warbler

Bradypterus baboecala

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Fernbird

Poodytes punctatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Broad-tailed Grassbird

Schoenicola platyurus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Grauer's Swamp-Warbler

Bradypterus graueri

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Little Grassbird

Megalurus gramineus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Baikal Bush-Warbler

Locustella davidi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Spotted Bush-Warbler

Locustella thoracica

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

White-winged Swamp-Warbler

Bradypterus carpalis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Barratt's Warbler

Bradypterus barratti

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Brown Songlark

Megalurus cruralis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Highland Rush Warbler

Bradypterus centralis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler

Locustella certhiola

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Fan-tailed Grassbird

Schoenicola brevirostris

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Tawny Grassbird

Megalurus timoriensis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Lanceolated Warbler

Locustella lanceolata

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Bristled Grassbird

Chaetornis striata

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Russet Bush-Warbler

Locustella mandelli

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Friendly Bush-Warbler

Locustella accentor

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Brown Bush-Warbler

Locustella luteoventris

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Bamboo Warbler

Bradypterus alfredi

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

West Himalayan Bush-Warbler

Locustella kashmirensis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Chestnut-backed Bush-Warbler

Locustella castanea

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Grassbirds and Allies

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Horton Plains National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2	~60%
	Sri Lanka Bush-Warbler			~60%
	Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler			Insufficient data
2	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1	~50%
	Cinnamon Bracken-Warbler			~50%
3	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	~50%
	Evergreen-forest Warbler			~30%
	Cinnamon Bracken-Warbler			~30%
	Little Rush-Warbler			<5%
4	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	5	~40%
	Cinnamon Bracken-Warbler			~40%
	Grauer's Swamp-Warbler			~10%
	Evergreen-forest Warbler			<5%
	White-winged Swamp-Warbler			<5%
	Highland Rush Warbler			Insufficient data
5	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	3	~40%
	Savi's Warbler			~30%
	Grasshopper Warbler			~20%
	Eurasian River Warbler			<5%
6	Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~40%
	Rufous Songlark			~40%
	Brown Songlark			~10%
7	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	~40%
	Cinnamon Bracken-Warbler			~40%
	Highland Rush Warbler			<5%
	Evergreen-forest Warbler			Insufficient data
8	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	3	~40%
	Savi's Warbler			~20%
	Eurasian River Warbler			~20%
	Grasshopper Warbler			~10%
9	Egmont National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2	~30%
	New Zealand Fernbird			~30%
	Fernbird			<5%
10	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~30%
	Knysna Warbler			~20%
	Little Rush-Warbler			~20%
11	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	3	~30%
	Savi's Warbler			~20%
	Grasshopper Warbler			~10%
	Eurasian River Warbler			<5%
12	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	3	~30%
	Savi's Warbler			~30%
	Grasshopper Warbler			<5%
	Eurasian River Warbler			<5%
13	Tongariro National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2	~30%
	New Zealand Fernbird			~20%
	Fernbird			~10%
14	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1	~20%
	Taiwan Bush-Warbler			~20%
15	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	3	~20%
	Striated Grassbird			~20%
	Spotted Bush-Warbler			<5%
	Baikal Bush-Warbler			<5%
16	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	3	~20%
	Savi's Warbler			~20%
	Grasshopper Warbler			<5%
	Eurasian River Warbler			<5%
17	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	4	~20%
	Evergreen-forest Warbler			~10%
	Cinnamon Bracken-Warbler			~10%
	Little Rush-Warbler			<5%
	Fan-tailed Grassbird			Insufficient data
18	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5	~20%
	Grauer's Swamp-Warbler			~10%
	Cinnamon Bracken-Warbler			~10%
	Evergreen-forest Warbler			<5%
	Highland Rush Warbler			<5%
	White-winged Swamp-Warbler			Insufficient data
19	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	7	~20%
	Cinnamon Bracken-Warbler			~10%
	Grauer's Swamp-Warbler			~10%
	Highland Rush Warbler			<5%
	Evergreen-forest Warbler			<5%
	White-winged Swamp-Warbler			<5%
	Fan-tailed Grassbird			<5%
	Bamboo Warbler			Insufficient data
20	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	4	~20%
	Cinnamon Bracken-Warbler			~20%
	Highland Rush Warbler			<5%
	Grauer's Swamp-Warbler			<5%
	Evergreen-forest Warbler			Insufficient data
21	Jiuzhaigou National Park	🇨🇳 China	2	~20%
	Baikal Bush-Warbler			~10%
	Spotted Bush-Warbler			~10%
22	Manas National Park	🇮🇳 India	5	~20%
	Striated Grassbird			~20%
	Spotted Bush-Warbler			<5%
	Bristled Grassbird			<5%
	Russet Bush-Warbler			<5%
	West Himalayan Bush-Warbler			Insufficient data
23	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2	~20%
	New Zealand Fernbird			~10%
	Fernbird			<5%
24	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	4	~20%
	Evergreen-forest Warbler			~10%
	Eurasian River Warbler			<5%
	Cinnamon Bracken-Warbler			<5%
	Little Rush-Warbler			<5%
25	Ranomafana National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1	~20%
	Brown Emu-tail			~20%
26	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	~10%
	Fernbird			~10%
27	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3	~10%
	White-winged Swamp-Warbler			~10%
	Highland Rush Warbler			~10%
	Cinnamon Bracken-Warbler			Insufficient data
28	Eravikulam National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~10%
	Broad-tailed Grassbird			~10%
29	Ningaloo Marine Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~10%
	Rufous Songlark			~10%
	Brown Songlark			<5%
30	Litchfield National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~10%
	Rufous Songlark			Insufficient data
	Tawny Grassbird			<5%
31	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2	~10%
	Savi's Warbler			~10%
	Grasshopper Warbler			<5%
32	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~10%
	Little Rush-Warbler			~10%
	Knysna Warbler			<5%
33	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3	~10%
	Little Grassbird			~10%
	Brown Songlark			<5%
	Rufous Songlark			<5%
34	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	~10%
	White-winged Swamp-Warbler			~10%
	Highland Rush Warbler			<5%
35	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2	~10%
	Savi's Warbler			~10%
	Grasshopper Warbler			Insufficient data
36	Golden Gate Highlands National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~10%
	Barratt's Warbler			~10%
37	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5	~10%
	White-winged Swamp-Warbler			<5%
	Fan-tailed Grassbird			<5%
	Evergreen-forest Warbler			Insufficient data
	Cinnamon Bracken-Warbler			Insufficient data
	Highland Rush Warbler			Insufficient data
38	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	4	~10%
	Evergreen-forest Warbler			~10%
	Eurasian River Warbler			<5%
	Little Rush-Warbler			<5%
	Cinnamon Bracken-Warbler			Insufficient data
39	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	~10%
	Striated Grassbird			~10%
40	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~10%
	Highland Rush Warbler			~10%
	Fan-tailed Grassbird			Insufficient data
41	Langtang National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1	~10%
	Spotted Bush-Warbler			Insufficient data
42	Flinders Ranges National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3	~10%
	Rufous Songlark			<5%
	Brown Songlark			Insufficient data
	Little Grassbird			Insufficient data
43	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	4	~10%
	Grasshopper Warbler			<5%
	Lanceolated Warbler			Insufficient data
	Savi's Warbler			<5%
	Eurasian River Warbler			<5%
44	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	~10%
	Fernbird			~10%
45	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	4	~10%
	Striated Grassbird			<5%
	Lanceolated Warbler			<5%
	Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler			<5%
	Baikal Bush-Warbler			Insufficient data
46	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3	~10%
	Little Grassbird			<5%
	Rufous Songlark			<5%
	Brown Songlark			<5%
47	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	3	~10%
	Fan-tailed Grassbird			~10%
	Evergreen-forest Warbler			<5%
	Little Rush-Warbler			Insufficient data
48	Namdapha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~10%
	Striated Grassbird			~10%
49	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	3	~10%
	Savi's Warbler			<5%
	Grasshopper Warbler			<5%
	Eurasian River Warbler			Insufficient data
50	Gunung Leuser National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	~10%
	Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler			Insufficient data
51	Cape Range	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~10%
	Rufous Songlark			<5%
	Brown Songlark			Insufficient data
52	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	2	~10%
	Fan-tailed Grassbird			<5%
	Barratt's Warbler			<5%
53	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	<5%
	Fan-tailed Grassbird			Insufficient data
	Little Rush-Warbler			Insufficient data
54	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	<5%
	Fan-tailed Grassbird			<5%
	Highland Rush Warbler			Insufficient data
55	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5	<5%
	Cinnamon Bracken-Warbler			<5%
	Little Rush-Warbler			<5%
	Evergreen-forest Warbler			<5%
	Highland Rush Warbler			Insufficient data
	Fan-tailed Grassbird			Insufficient data
56	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3	<5%
	Little Grassbird			<5%
	Rufous Songlark			<5%
	Tawny Grassbird			<5%
57	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	4	<5%
	Lanceolated Warbler			<5%
	Brown Bush-Warbler			<5%
	Russet Bush-Warbler			<5%
	Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler			<5%
58	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3	<5%
	White-winged Swamp-Warbler			<5%
	Highland Rush Warbler			<5%
	Fan-tailed Grassbird			Insufficient data
59	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	<5%
	Little Rush-Warbler			<5%
	Knysna Warbler			<5%
60	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	4	<5%
	Bristled Grassbird			<5%
	Spotted Bush-Warbler			<5%
	Striated Grassbird			<5%
	West Himalayan Bush-Warbler			Insufficient data
61	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3	<5%
	Brown Songlark			Insufficient data
	Rufous Songlark			Insufficient data
	Little Grassbird			Insufficient data
62	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	3	<5%
	White-winged Swamp-Warbler			<5%
	Fan-tailed Grassbird			Insufficient data
	Highland Rush Warbler			Insufficient data
63	Kosciuszko National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3	<5%
	Rufous Songlark			<5%
	Little Grassbird			Insufficient data
	Brown Songlark			Insufficient data
64	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	<5%
	Highland Rush Warbler			<5%
65	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	3	<5%
	Lanceolated Warbler			<5%
	Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler			<5%
	Baikal Bush-Warbler			<5%
66	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1	<5%
	Grasshopper Warbler			<5%
67	Royal Manas National Park	🇧🇹 Bhutan	3	<5%
	Striated Grassbird			<5%
	Spotted Bush-Warbler			Insufficient data
	Brown Bush-Warbler			Insufficient data
68	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1	<5%
	Striated Grassbird			<5%
69	Arthur's Pass National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	<5%
	Fernbird			<5%
70	Kinabalu Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	2	<5%
	Friendly Bush-Warbler			<5%
	Striated Grassbird			<5%
71	Cuc Phuong National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	2	<5%
	Russet Bush-Warbler			Insufficient data
	Striated Grassbird			Insufficient data
72	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	<5%
	Fan-tailed Grassbird			<5%
	Highland Rush Warbler			<5%
73	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	<5%
	Little Rush-Warbler			<5%
	Fan-tailed Grassbird			Insufficient data
74	Kerinci Seblat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	<5%
	Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler			<5%
75	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	<5%
	Tawny Grassbird			<5%
	Rufous Songlark			<5%
76	Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park	🇲🇳 Mongolia	1	<5%
	Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler			<5%
77	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Tawny Grassbird			Insufficient data
78	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	1	<5%
	Little Rush-Warbler			<5%
79	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	2	<5%
	Grasshopper Warbler			<5%
	Savi's Warbler			Insufficient data
80	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3	<5%
	Little Rush-Warbler			<5%
	Fan-tailed Grassbird			Insufficient data
	Barratt's Warbler			Insufficient data
81	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	<5%
	Brown Songlark			Insufficient data
	Little Grassbird			Insufficient data
82	Ecrins National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	<5%
	Grasshopper Warbler			Insufficient data
83	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Tawny Grassbird			<5%
84	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	2	<5%
	Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler			<5%
	Lanceolated Warbler			<5%
85	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	<5%
	Little Rush-Warbler			Insufficient data
86	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	2	<5%
	Grasshopper Warbler			Insufficient data
	Savi's Warbler			Insufficient data
87	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	<5%
	Cinnamon Bracken-Warbler			Insufficient data
88	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Little Rush-Warbler			Insufficient data
89	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Bristled Grassbird			<5%
90	Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	Grasshopper Warbler			Insufficient data
91	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	<5%
	Little Rush-Warbler			Insufficient data
	Eurasian River Warbler			Insufficient data
92	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1	<5%
	Grasshopper Warbler			<5%
93	Nitmiluk National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	<5%
	Tawny Grassbird			Insufficient data
	Rufous Songlark			Insufficient data
94	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	2	<5%
	Grasshopper Warbler			<5%
	Savi's Warbler			<5%
95	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	<5%
	Fan-tailed Grassbird			<5%
	Cinnamon Bracken-Warbler			<5%
	Little Rush-Warbler			Insufficient data
96	Vanoise National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	<5%
	Grasshopper Warbler			Insufficient data
97	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	3	<5%
	West Himalayan Bush-Warbler			<5%
	Striated Grassbird			Insufficient data
	Bristled Grassbird			Insufficient data
98	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	1	<5%
	Little Rush-Warbler			<5%
99	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	<5%
	Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler			Insufficient data
100	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3	<5%
	Tawny Grassbird			<5%
	Brown Songlark			Insufficient data
	Rufous Songlark			Insufficient data
101	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Little Grassbird			Insufficient data
102	Aoraki Mount Cook National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	<5%
	Fernbird			Insufficient data
103	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	<5%
	Bamboo Warbler			Insufficient data
104	Tangkoko Nature Reserve	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	<5%
	Chestnut-backed Bush-Warbler			Insufficient data
105	Danum Valley Conservation Area	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1	<5%
	Striated Grassbird			Insufficient data
106	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	<5%
	Sri Lanka Bush-Warbler			Insufficient data
107	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler			Insufficient data
108	Sepilok	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1	<5%
	Striated Grassbird			Insufficient data
109	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	<5%
	Highland Rush Warbler			Insufficient data
110	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	Grasshopper Warbler			Insufficient data
111	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	Grasshopper Warbler			Insufficient data