Locustellidae
Order: Passeriformes
Grasshopper warblers and grassbirds; ~60 species of secretive, streaked warblers in Eurasia, Africa, and Australasia. Inhabit dense grass, scrub, and reeds. Named for the mechanical, insect-like trilling songs of many species. Skulk close to the ground; extremely difficult to observe.
Species 50
Baikal Grasshopper-warbler
Locustella davidi
Bamboo Warbler
Locustella alfredi
Bangwa Warbler
Bradypterus bangwaensis
Barratt's Warbler
Bradypterus barratti
Benguet Grasshopper-warbler
Locustella seebohmi
Bicol Ground-warbler
Robsonius sorsogonensis
Bougainville Thicketbird
Cincloramphus llaneae
Bristled Grassbird
Schoenicola striatus
Broad-tailed Grassbird
Schoenicola platyurus
Brown Emu-tail
Bradypterus brunneus
Brown Grasshopper-warbler
Locustella luteoventris
Brown Songlark
Cincloramphus cruralis
Buff-banded Bushbird
Cincloramphus bivittatus
Buru Grasshopper-warbler
Locustella disturbans
Chatham Islands Fernbird
Poodytes rufescens
Chinese Grasshopper-warbler
Locustella tacsanowskia
Cinnamon Bracken-warbler
Bradypterus cinnamomeus
Common Grasshopper-warbler
Locustella naevia
Cordillera Ground-warbler
Robsonius rabori
Dalat Bush Warbler
Locustella idonea
Dja River Swamp-warbler
Bradypterus grandis
Evergreen-forest Warbler
Bradypterus lopezi
Fan-tailed Grassbird
Catriscus brevirostris
Fly River Grassbird
Poodytes albolimbatus
Friendly Grasshopper-warbler
Locustella accentor
Grauer's Swamp-warbler
Bradypterus graueri
Gray's Grasshopper-warbler
Helopsaltes fasciolatus
Guadalcanal Thicketbird
Cincloramphus turipavae
Highland Rush-warbler
Bradypterus centralis
Himalayan Grasshopper-warbler
Locustella kashmirensis
Knysna Warbler
Bradypterus sylvaticus
Lanceolated Warbler
Locustella lanceolata
Little Grassbird
Poodytes gramineus
Little Rush-warbler
Bradypterus baboecala
Long-billed Grasshopper-warbler
Locustella major
Long-legged Thicketbird
Cincloramphus rufus
Long-tailed Grasshopper-warbler
Locustella caudata
Madagascar Grassbird
Bradypterus seebohmi
Malia
Malia grata
Marsh Grassbird
Helopsaltes pryeri
Middendorff's Grasshopper-warbler
Helopsaltes ochotensis
New Britain Thicketbird
Cincloramphus grosvenori
New Caledonian Thicketbird
Cincloramphus mariae
New Zealand Fernbird
Poodytes punctatus
Pallas's Grasshopper-warbler
Helopsaltes certhiola
Papuan Grassbird
Cincloramphus macrurus
Pleske's Grasshopper-warbler
Helopsaltes pleskei
River Warbler
Locustella fluviatilis
Rufous Songlark
Cincloramphus mathewsi
Russet Grasshopper-warbler
Locustella mandelli