Long-billed Bush Warbler (Locustella major)
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Long-billed Bush Warbler

Locustella major (Brooks, WE, 1871)

≈13 cmLength13 gWeight

This small brown bird has a rather long black bill.

Endangered

How to identify

Field marks

  1. Bill relatively long and black
  2. Legs and feet pink; eyes brown
  3. Body brown
  4. Breast, throat and supercilium paler

Voice

Repeated grasshopper-like clicks, with a less buzzy quality.

Where and when it's recorded

No records at the public birding hotspots we track. It may be rare, remote, or its locations protected.

About

The long-billed bush warbler (Locustella major) is a rare species of Old World warbler in the family Locustellidae.

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Questions

How big is the Long-billed Bush Warbler?

The Long-billed Bush Warbler is about ≈13 cm long and weighs around 13 g.

Where does the Long-billed Bush Warbler live?

Its breeding range: Palearctic, Oriental: western Himalayas, western China.

Is the Long-billed Bush Warbler endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Long-billed Bush Warbler as Endangered.

What does the Long-billed Bush Warbler eat?

Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.

What family is the Long-billed Bush Warbler in?

It belongs to the family Grassbirds & Allies (Locustellidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

At a glance

Length
≈13 cm
Weight
13 g
Habitat
Shrubland
Diet
Insects & other invertebrates
Lifestyle
Varied
Migration
Partial migrant
Conservation
Endangered
More measurements
Wing
58 mm
Tail
61 mm
Bill
16 mm
Tarsus
21 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Palearctic, Oriental: western Himalayas, western China

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Subspecies · 1
  • Locustella major innae w China

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Grassbirds & Allies Locustellidae
Genus
Locustella

Other birds in the genus Locustella

Lanceolated WarblerLanceolated WarblerLocustella lanceolataBamboo WarblerBamboo WarblerLocustella alfrediRiver WarblerRiver WarblerLocustella fluviatilisSavi's WarblerSavi's WarblerLocustella luscinioidesBrown Bush WarblerBrown Bush WarblerLocustella luteoventrisCommon Grasshopper WarblerCommon Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naeviaChinese Bush WarblerChinese Bush WarblerLocustella tacsanowskiaFriendly Bush WarblerFriendly Bush WarblerLocustella accentorLong-tailed Bush WarblerLong-tailed Bush WarblerLocustella caudataSulawesi Bush WarblerSulawesi Bush WarblerLocustella castaneaSeram Bush WarblerSeram Bush WarblerLocustella musculusTaliabu Bush WarblerTaliabu Bush WarblerLocustella portenta
Long-billed Bush Warbler

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