Marsh Grassbird

Helopsaltes pryeri

斑背大尾莺

IUCN: Near Threatened Found in China

Introduction

Old World warbler in the family Locustellidae. Found in China, Japan, South Korea, Mongolia, and Russia. Inhabits natural swamp environments. Classified as threatened due to habitat loss.

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Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Locustellidae
Genus
Helopsaltes
eBird Code
margra1

Subspecies (2)

  • Helopsaltes pryeri pryeri

    Honshu (Japan)

  • Helopsaltes pryeri sinensis

    reedbeds of northeastern China (eastern Liaoning and northeastern Hebei); winters southeastern China

Data Sources

Species description from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.