Long-tailed Grasshopper-warbler (Locustella caudata)

Other Names (World)
Long-tailed Grasshopper-warbler, Long-tailed Bush-Warbler, Long-tailed Ground-warbler, Long-tailed Bush Warbler

Family
Locustellidae (Grasshopper-warblers And Grassbirds)

Size
16.50 - 18 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Ogilvie-Grant, 1895)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest.

Range (Guide)

Philippines (B).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2020) and decreasing.

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (45)...)

Long-tailed Bush Warbler (Locustella caudata) [XC897123]
by Greg Irving from High Point of Tinoc - Buguias Road, Benguet, Cordillera Administrative Region, Philippines (song)

Long-tailed Bush Warbler (Locustella caudata) [XC168928]
by Mike Nelson from Mindanao; Mt. Kitanglad, Philippines (song)

Subspecies
Affinities uncertain. Perhaps closest to Friendly Grasshopper-warbler (Locustella accentor), which it resembles closely both in plumage and in song, but the two differ significantly in features of the tail and in foot size. Further, taped vocalizations of nominate subspecies provoked little reaction when played to unicolor on Mindanao. Investigation of the relationships between these taxa is required. Subspecies malindangensis incorporated in unicolor by some authorities.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

caudata (Ogilvie-Grant, 1895) - Mountains of northern Luzon (northern Philippines).
unicolor (Hartert, 1904) - Mindanao (except Zamboanga Peninsula), in southern Philippines.
malindangensis (Mearns, 1909) - Northern Zamboanga Peninsula (western Mindanao), in southern Philippines.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Long-tailed Grasshopper-warbler (Locustella caudata) - 4 files

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