Bird GuideGrassbirds and alliesLanceolated Warbler

Lanceolated Warbler

Lanceolated Warbler
Locustella lanceolata
At a Glance Range & Identification Back to Top

At a Glance

In rank brushy fields in Asia, this little brown warbler creeps about in the undergrowth, typically staying out of sight. Lanceolated Warblers briefly 'invaded' Attu Island, Alaska, in summer 1984, with up to 25 found there, but the species has been found there only a few times since. Remarkably, a single individual once appeared on Southeast Farallon Island, off the coast of California.
All bird guide text and rangemaps adapted from Lives of North American Birds by Kenn Kaufman© 1996, used by permission of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Category
Perching Birds
Conservation
Low Concern
Habitat
Forests and Woodlands, Freshwater Wetlands, Shrublands, Savannas, and Thickets
Behavior
Flitter

Range & Identification

Description

4 1/2" (11 cm). A skulking, wrenlike bird, with short tail and thin bill. Brown overall, paler below, with many narrow black streaks on crown, back, chest, and sides.
Size
About the size of a Sparrow
Wing Shape
Short
Tail Shape
Rounded, Square-tipped

Songs and Calls

Call:“rink-tink-tink” Song: a thin reeling.