Common Grasshopper Warbler
BIRDING ARAGÓNCommon 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.
- Observation difficulty: Hard
- Status: Migratory
- Optimal Season: Apr-May; Aug-Sep
- Conservation Status: Protected species
- Hábitat: Wetlands
Special interest
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ROUTES
PROVINCES
Teruel
REGIONS
Comunidad de Teruel y Jiloca
Special Protected Areas (SPA)
