Styan's Grasshopper Warbler

Helopsaltes pleskei (Taczanowski, 1890)

≈15 cmLength20 gWeight

This grasshopper warbler inhabits scrub and marshes and winters in southern China.

Busiest months: March–April · Most records: China, South Korea, Japan

Least Concern

How to identify

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: March–April · Most records: China, South Korea, Japan

Styan's Grasshopper Warbler has been recorded at 17 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 4 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Mai Po Nature ReserveHong Kong (China)148 records
Mara-do (island)South Korea40 records
Mai Po Nature Reserve – mudflat hideHong Kong (China)32 records

More places

Mai Po NR #8b Reedbed RingingHong Kong (China)15 records
Dagong Island PNRChina11 records
Miyakejima – Tairo-ikeJapan7 records
YangkouChina3 records
Mai Po NR – #8b ReedbedHong Kong (China)2 records
Xuan Thuy NPVietnam2 records
Mangzhou Wetland ParkChina2 records

Countries and regions with the most records

China South Korea Japan Vietnam

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

Styan's grasshopper warbler (Helopsaltes pleskei), also known as Pleske's grasshopper warbler and Taczanowski's warbler, is a species of Old World warbler in the family Locustellidae. It breeds in eastern Siberia to Korea, Kyushu and Izu Islands; wintering in South China. Its natural habitats are temperate shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and swamps.

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Questions

How big is the Styan's Grasshopper Warbler?

The Styan's Grasshopper Warbler is about ≈15 cm long and weighs around 20 g.

Where does the Styan's Grasshopper Warbler live?

Its breeding range: Palearctic: islands off far eastern Russia, the Korean Peninsula and southern Japan. It is most often recorded in China, South Korea and Japan.