Styan's Grasshopper Warbler
Helopsaltes pleskei
东亚蝗莺
Introduction
Old World warbler in the family Locustellidae. Breeds in eastern Siberia to Korea, Kyushu and Izu Islands; winters in South China. Inhabits temperate shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and swamps. Threatened by habitat loss.
Distribution & Habitat
Breeds in eastern Siberia through Korea to Kyushu and Izu Islands. Migrates to winter in South China. Inhabits temperate shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and swamps.
Conservation
Threatened by habitat loss.
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Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Locustellidae
- Genus
- Helopsaltes
- eBird Code
- plewar1
Taxonomy Changes
Locustella pleskei → Helopsaltes pleskei
Genus transfer — GBIF Backbone Taxonomy uses the former name; AviList 2025 uses the current name.
Distribution
breeds eastern Siberia to Korea, Kyushu, and Izu Islands; winters in southern China
Data Sources
Species description from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.