Benguet bush warbler
Locustella seebohmi (Ogilvie-Grant, 1895)
The benguet bush warbler (Locustella seebohmi) is a species in the family Locustellidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 11.3 g to 12 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the benguet bush warbler
- Weight
- 11.3 g – 12 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- grasslandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Lifestyle
- Generalistsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the benguet bush warbler live?
Not recorded
What is the benguet bush warbler?
The Benguet bush warbler (Locustella seebohmi), also known as the Benguet grasshopper-warbler, is a songbird species. Formerly placed in the "Old World warbler" assemblage, it is now placed in the newly recognized family Locustellidae. It is found in the mountains of northern Luzon in the Philippines.
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Is the benguet bush warbler endangered?
The benguet bush warbler is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the benguet bush warbler classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyLocustellidae
- genusLocustella
- SpeciesLocustella seebohmi (Ogilvie-Grant, 1895)
Synonyms Amphilais seedohmi, Bradypterus seebohmi, Bradypterus seebohmi, Bradypterus seebohmi seebohmi, Lusciniola seebohmi
Other names and names in other languages (33)
- Benguet bush-warblerEnglish
- matoller de SeebohmCatalan
- cetie načervenaláCzech
- BjergkratsmutteDanish
- Mount Polis-kratsmutteDanish
- LuzonschwirlGerman
- GebirgsbuschsängerGerman
- luzona lokusteloEsperanto
- Zarzalero de SeebohmSpanish
- rinnemetsäkerttunenFinnish
- Bouscarle de SeebohmFrench
- Locustelle de SeebohmFrench
- gorski cvrčićCroatian
- hegyi bozótposzátaHungarian
- Ceret KuningIndonesian
- Macchiarolo rossiccioItalian
- タイワンオオセッカJapanese
- ベンゲットオオセッカJapanese
- ベンゲットオオセkカJapanese
- kalninė raibakrūtė devynbalsėLithuanian
- Seebohms StruikzangerDutch
- benguetsangerNorwegian
- świerszczak rdzawobocznyPolish
- cigarrinha-de-luçãoPortuguese
- Горная пестрогрудкаRussian
- Лусонская пестрогрудкаRussian
- svrčiak rintinSlovak
- benguetsmygsångareSwedish
- Benget Çalı ÖtleğeniTurkish
- Benguet çalı ötleğeniTurkish
- куцокрил гірськийUkrainian
- 本省短翅蝗莺Chinese
- 本蓋特短翅鶯Chinese
Relatives of the benguet bush warbler
Other species in the same genus Locustella.

Common grasshopper warbler
Locustella naevia

Savi's warbler
Locustella luscinioides

River warbler
Locustella fluviatilis

Lanceolated warbler
Locustella lanceolata

Chinese bush warbler
Locustella tacsanowskia

Spotted bush warbler
Locustella thoracica
CompareBenguet bush warbler vs Common grasshopper warblerBenguet bush warbler vs Savi's warblerBenguet bush warbler vs River warblerBenguet bush warbler vs Lanceolated warbler
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the benguet bush warbler?
An adult benguet bush warbler weighs 11.3 g – 12 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the benguet bush warbler endangered?
The benguet bush warbler is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the benguet bush warbler?
The benguet bush warbler (Locustella seebohmi) belongs to the family Locustellidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles · CC0 1.0 · E096-269
Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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