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Lanceolated warbler

Locustella lanceolata (Temminck, 1840)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The lanceolated warbler (Locustella lanceolata) is a species in the family Locustellidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 10.6 g to 12.3 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Lanceolated warbler (Locustella lanceolata)
Photo: Александр Чегодаев · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the lanceolated warbler

Weight
10.6 g – 12.3 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
3.9 – 4.45src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Generalistsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Migratorysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the lanceolated warbler live?

Not recorded

What is the lanceolated warbler?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The lanceolated warbler (Locustella lanceolata) is a species of Old World warbler in the genus Locustella. It breeds from northwest European Russia across the Palearctic to northern Hokkaidō, Japan. It is migratory, wintering in Southeast Asia. The genus name Locustella is from Latin and is a diminutive of locusta, "grasshopper". This refers to the song of the common grasshopper warbler and some others in this genus. The specific lanceolata is Latin for "spear-shaped" and refers to the streaks on the breast.

This small passerine bird is a species found in grassland with some thicker shrubby vegetation or trees, often close to water in bogs or wet clearings. Five eggs are laid in a nest in a tussock. This species is a rare vagrant to western Europe. One of the best places to see this skulking species as a vagrant is Fair Isle, Shetland.

This is a small warbler. The adult has a streaked brown back and whitish grey underparts, which have small lance-head like streaks, that are also found on the undertail. The sexes are identical, as with most warblers, but young birds are yellower below. Like most warblers, it is insectivorous.

This is a skulking species which is very difficult to see except sometimes when singing. It creeps through grass and low foliage.

The song is a monotonous mechanical insect-like reeling as in other species in the group, often given at dusk.

There are two subspecies recorded, as L. l. lanceolata (Temminck, 1840) and L. l. hendersonii (Cassin, 1858).

From the Wikipedia article “Lanceolated warbler” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lanceolated_warbler&oldid=1368054566), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the lanceolated warbler endangered?

The lanceolated warbler is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the lanceolated warbler classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyLocustellidae
  6. genusLocustella
  7. SpeciesLocustella lanceolata (Temminck, 1840)

Synonyms Acridiornis lanceolata, Calamodyta lanceolata, Cisticola lanceolata, Locustella lancelota, Locustella lanceolata gigantea, Locustella minuta, Locustella subsignata, Lusciniola lanceolata, Salicaria lanceolata, Salicaria locustella var. lanceolata, Sylvia lanceolata, Sylvia lancolata

Other names and names in other languages (42)
  • Петнист цвъркачBulgarian
  • Fouin brizhellekBreton
  • boscaler pintat petitCatalan
  • cvrčilka žíhanáCzech
  • Troellwr Bach RhesogWelsh
  • Troellwyr Bach RhesogWelsh
  • Stribet GræshoppesangerDanish
  • StrichelschwirlGerman
  • stria lokusteloEsperanto
  • Buscarla lanceoladaSpanish
  • triip-ritsiklindEstonian
  • viirusirkkalintuFinnish
  • ÁlaljómariFaroese
  • Locustelle lancéoléeFrench
  • Ceolaire riabhachIrish
  • Kiaulleyder shleiyaghManx
  • חרגולן סהרוניHebrew
  • foltos tücsökmadárHungarian
  • Kecici lurikIndonesian
  • LensusöngvariIcelandic
  • Locustella lanceolataItalian
  • マキノセンニュウJapanese
  • Теңбіл шырылдақKazakh
  • 쥐발귀개개비Korean
  • dryžuotasis žiogelisLithuanian
  • lāsainais ķauķisLatvian
  • Kleine SprinkhaanzangerDutch
  • stripesongarNorwegian Nynorsk
  • stripesangerNorwegian
  • świerszczak nakrapianyPolish
  • cigarrinha-lanceoladaPortuguese
  • Пятнистый сверчокRussian
  • ČarggesšurrevizarNorthern Sami
  • svrčiak škvrnitýSlovak
  • progasti kobiličarSlovenian
  • Prugasti cvrčićSerbian
  • träsksångareSwedish
  • นกพงตั๊กแตนอกลายThai
  • Çizgili KamışçınTurkish
  • кобилочка плямистаUkrainian
  • 矛斑蝗莺Chinese
  • 矛斑蝗鶯Chinese

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Relatives of the lanceolated warbler

Other species in the same genus Locustella.

LC, Least Concern
River warbler (Locustella fluviatilis)

River warbler

Locustella fluviatilis

Locustellidae

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the lanceolated warbler?

An adult lanceolated warbler weighs 10.6 g – 12.3 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the lanceolated warbler endangered?

The lanceolated 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 lanceolated warbler?

The lanceolated warbler (Locustella lanceolata) belongs to the family Locustellidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Lanceolated warbler (Locustella lanceolata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/lanceolated-warbler

MLA

“Lanceolated warbler (Locustella lanceolata).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/lanceolated-warbler.

BibTeX
@misc{lanceolated_warbler_2026,
  title = {Lanceolated warbler (Locustella lanceolata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/lanceolated-warbler},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}