Friendly Grasshopper-warbler (Locustella accentor)

Other Names (World)
Friendly Grasshopper-warbler, Friendly Bush-Warbler, Friendly Warbler, Friendly Scrub-warbler, Kinabalu Bush-warbler, Kinabalu Warbler, Kinabalu Scrub-warbler, Friendly Bush Warbler

Family
Locustellidae (Grasshopper-warblers And Grassbirds)

Size
15 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Sharpe, 1888)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest. From 2,135 - 2,745 m, occasionally to 3,660 m.

Range (Guide)

Malaysia.

Mt Kinabalu and adjoining peaks of Mt Trus Madi and Tam Boyukan, in northern Borneo (Sabah).

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 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A sharp, hissing alarm call. A weak single whistle.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (14)...)

Friendly Bush Warbler (Locustella accentor) [XC380690]
by Kim Chuah Lim from , Malaysia (song)

Friendly Bush Warbler (Locustella accentor) [XC771784]
by Sam Woods from Mesilau Sector, Mount Kinabalu, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia (song)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Distinctive warbler of uncertain affinities. Seemingly closest to Long-tailed Grasshopper-warbler (Locustella caudata), which it resembles both in plumage and in song, but the two differ significantly in features of the tail and in foot size.

References
See References.

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