GOBIERNO DE ARAGON UE FEADER REDR

Common Grasshopper Warbler

BIRDING ARAGÓN

Common Grasshopper Warbler

Locustella naevia
ES: Buscarla pintoja

Description

L: 12-14cm; W:15-19cm;

Bird with olive-brown back with conspicuous black streaking; pale underparts with dun flanks; crown with fine black streaks, dark brown wings, broad rounded tail with diffuse barring; brown bill and pink legs. Similar plumage in both sexes. Juveniles with new plumage and dark iris. First winter individuals are yellowish.

Buscarla pintoja Locustella naevia Common Grasshopper Warbler
  • Observation difficulty: Hard
  • Status: Migratory
  • Optimal Season: Apr-May; Aug-Sep
  • Conservation Status: Protected species
  • bitat: Wetlands

Special interest

Best places to see in Aragón

PROVINCES

Teruel

REGIONS

Comunidad de Teruel y Jiloca

Special Protected Areas (SPA)