How big is a Lanceolated Warbler?

The Lanceolated Warbler is a tiny sized bird weighing about 11 g.

Where can you see a Lanceolated Warbler?

The Lanceolated Warbler occurs in 32 countries, including Thailand, China, Cambodia, Russia and Hong Kong SAR China.

What birds look similar to a Lanceolated Warbler?

The Lanceolated Warbler is most easily confused with the Taiwan Bush Warbler, the Russet Bush Warbler and the Baikal Bush Warbler.

Is the Lanceolated Warbler endangered?

The Lanceolated Warbler is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Lanceolated Warbler

Locustella lanceolata

Grasshopper Warblers, Grassbirds, and Allies · Passeriformes · Rare

The Lanceolated Warbler (Locustella lanceolata) is a rare grasshopper warblers, grassbirds, and alli found in 32 countries, weighing about 11 g. The lanceolated warbler is a species of Old World warbler in the genus Locustella.

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Lanceolated Warbler (Locustella lanceolata), photo 1 — Photo: Zac Peterson · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Lanceolated Warbler (Locustella lanceolata), photo 2 — Photo: Zac Peterson · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Lanceolated Warbler (Locustella lanceolata), photo 3 — Photo: Griha Hasanov · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Lanceolated Warbler (Locustella lanceolata), photo 4 — Photo: Константин Селивёрстов · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Lanceolated Warbler (Locustella lanceolata), photo 5 — Photo: Константин Селивёрстов · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Lanceolated Warbler (Locustella lanceolata), photo 6 — Photo: 陳達智 · CC BY 4.0

Lanceolated Warbler (Locustella lanceolata), photo 7 — Photo: Александр Чегодаев · CC0

Lanceolated Warbler (Locustella lanceolata), photo 8 — Photo: Александр Чегодаев · CC0

Lanceolated Warbler (Locustella lanceolata), photo 9 — Photo: Ксения Волянская · CC BY 4.0

Lanceolated Warbler (Locustella lanceolata), photo 10 — Photo: Юлия · CC BY 4.0

About the Lanceolated Warbler

The lanceolated warbler is a species of Old World warbler in the genus Locustella. It breeds from northeast European Russia across the Palearctic to northern Hokkaidō, Japan. It is migratory, wintering in Southeast Asia. The genus name Locustella is from Latin and is a diminutive of locusta, "grasshopper". This refers to the song of the common grasshopper warbler and some others in this genus. The specific lanceolata is Latin for "spear-shaped" and refers to the streaks on the breast.

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Where it lives

Recorded as a rare visitor in Finland, Belgium, United States, Germany, Armenia, France, Netherlands, Denmark.

When to see it

Best months: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, September, October, November, December, with peak activity in October. It is a resident species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Lanceolated Warbler look like?: The lanceolated warbler is a species of Old World warbler in the genus Locustella.
How big is a Lanceolated Warbler?: The Lanceolated Warbler is a tiny sized bird weighing about 11 g.
Where can you see a Lanceolated Warbler?: The Lanceolated Warbler occurs in 32 countries, including Thailand, China, Cambodia, Russia and Hong Kong SAR China.
What birds look similar to a Lanceolated Warbler?: The Lanceolated Warbler is most easily confused with the Taiwan Bush Warbler, the Russet Bush Warbler and the Baikal Bush Warbler.
Is the Lanceolated Warbler endangered?: The Lanceolated Warbler is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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