Sakhalin grasshopper warbler
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Helopsaltes amnicola

Sakhalin grasshopper warbler (Helopsaltes amnicola ), is a species of grass warbler in the family Locustellidae; it was formerly included in the "Old World warbler" assemblage.

Appearance

This is the largest of all the Locustella warblers, approaching the size of the great reed warbler. The adult has an unstreaked olive-brown back, uniformly grey breast and buff underparts, with unmottled dull orange under tail-coverts.

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The song is a short phrase, loud and distinctive; nothing like the insect-like reeling of European Locustella species, and more musical than that of Pallas's grasshopper warbler.

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Distribution

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This small passerine bird breeds from Sakhalin island, the southern Kuril Islands and Hokkaido in Japan. It is a species found in lowland and coastal regions, nesting in forests or thickets.

References

1. Sakhalin grasshopper warbler Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sakhalin_grasshopper_warbler
2. Sakhalin grasshopper warbler on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22734059/104196540
3. Xeno-canto bird call - https://xeno-canto.org/420548

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