Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler
A species of Grasshopper-warblers and allies Scientific name : Helopsaltes certhiola Genus : Grasshopper-warblers and allies
Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler, A species of Grasshopper-warblers and allies
Botanical name: Helopsaltes certhiola
Genus: Grasshopper-warblers and allies
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Photo By Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok
Description
This is a medium-sized warbler. The adult has a streaked brown back, whitish grey underparts, unstreaked except on the undertail. The sexes are identical, as with most warblers, but young birds are yellower below. Like most warblers, it is insectivorous. It is very similar to the common grasshopper warbler, but is slightly larger, has white tips to the tail and tertial feathers, and a warmer brown rump. The white tips are the reason for its colloquial, mnemonic name of "PG Tips". This is a skulky species which is very difficult to see except sometimes when singing. It creeps through grass and low foliage.
Size
14 cm
Nest Placement
Ground
Feeding Habits
Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler's diet primarily includes insects, with occasional vegetable material. They exhibit typical foraging behaviors, searching low in vegetation. Unique adaptations for this diet have not been specifically noted.
Habitat
Tall or tussocky grass of riverbanks, valley meadows, moist taiga woodland, shrubby steppe, dry shrubby slopes, willow thickets, reeds along river, lake edges, mainly lowlands, non-breeding quarters, frequents swamps, edges of reedbeds, flooded grassland, rice fields
Dite type
Insectivorous
General Info
Feeding Habits
Bird food type
Bird Feeder Type
Ground
Platform
Photo By Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Grassbirds and allies Species
Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler