---
title: "Obscure Bird Grasshopper"
description: "Schistocerca obscura — Insects & spiders. Schistocerca obscura, the obscure bird grasshopper, is a species of grasshopper in the family Acrididae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/obscure-bird-grasshopper
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Obscure Bird Grasshopper

> Schistocerca obscura — Insects & spiders. Schistocerca obscura, the obscure bird grasshopper, is a species of grasshopper in the family Acrididae.

- Scientific name: *Schistocerca obscura*
- Category: `insects` (Insects & spiders)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Fields & meadows)
- iNaturalist observations: 22069
- Wikidata: [Q10663324](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10663324)
- iNaturalist taxon: [67327](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/67327)

## Names

- en: Obscure Bird Grasshopper
- es: Langosta oscura rayada
- fr: Schistocerque obscur

## Countries with the most observations

US (19092), MX (151)

## Summary

Schistocerca obscura, the obscure bird grasshopper, is a species of grasshopper in the family Acrididae. The species occurs in the United States, from Maryland south to Florida and west to Arizona.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schistocerca_obscura

## Photo

![Obscure Bird Grasshopper](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/obscure-bird-grasshopper/medium.jpg)

Photo: Randal · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/141649016

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/obscure-bird-grasshopper?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).