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title: "Common Grasshopper Warbler"
description: "Locustella naevia — Uccelli. The common grasshopper warbler or just grasshopper warbler (Locustella naevia) is a species of Old World warbler in the genus Locustella."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/common-grasshopper-warbler
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Common Grasshopper Warbler

> Locustella naevia — Uccelli. The common grasshopper warbler or just grasshopper warbler (Locustella naevia) is a species of Old World warbler in the genus Locustella.

- Scientific name: *Locustella naevia*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Prati e campi)
- iNaturalist observations: 4096
- Wikidata: [Q208710](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q208710)
- iNaturalist taxon: [116941](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/116941)

## Names

- en: Common Grasshopper Warbler
- de: Feldschwirl
- es: Buscarla pintoja
- fr: Locustelle tachetée
- pt: Felosa-malhada
- pl: Świerszczak zwyczajny

## Countries with the most observations

RU (1798), GB (423), DE (283), FR (123), PT (67), NL (57), ES (51), IN (51), DK (45), PL (40), CZ (34), AT (31)

## Summary

The common grasshopper warbler or just grasshopper warbler (Locustella naevia) is a species of Old World warbler in the genus Locustella. It breeds across much of temperate Europe and the western Palearctic. It is migratory, wintering across northern tropical Africa just south of the Sahara, and also locally in India.
This small passerine bird is found in dense grassland vegetation, often close to water, and usually with a few small scattered shrubs. It is a medium-sized warbler about 13 cm (5 in) long. The adult has a streaked brown back and whitish grey underparts which are unstreaked except on the undertail coverts…

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

## Photo

![Common Grasshopper Warbler](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/common-grasshopper-warbler/medium.jpg)

Photo: Kevin · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/184575614

## Machine access

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