Common Grasshopper-warbler (Locustella naevia)

Common Grasshopper-warbler Locustella naevia

Current view: Data table and detailed info

Taxonomy

Taxonomic source(s)
AERC TAC. 2003. AERC TAC Checklist of bird taxa occurring in Western Palearctic region, 15th Draft. Available at: #http://www.aerc.eu/DOCS/Bird_taxa_of _the_WP15.xls#.
Cramp, S. and Simmons, K.E.L. (eds). 1977-1994. Handbook of the birds of Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The birds of the western Palearctic. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A., Fishpool, L.D.C., Boesman, P. and Kirwan, G.M. 2016. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 2: Passerines. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.

IUCN Red list criteria met and history

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
-	-	-

Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2016	Least Concern
2014	Least Concern
2012	Least Concern
2009	Least Concern
2008	Least Concern
2004	Least Concern
2000	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1988	Lower Risk/Least Concern

Species attributes

Migratory status	full migrant	Forest dependency	does not normally occur in forest
Land mass type		Average mass	-

Distribution

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence breeding/resident (km2)	16,000,000	medium
Extent of Occurrence non-breeding (km2)	22,500,000	medium
Number of locations		-
Severely Fragmented		-

Population and trend

	Value	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
No. of mature individuals	3000000-5999999	poor	estimated	2012
Population trend	stable		suspected	-
Decline (3 years/1 generation past)		-	-	-
Decline (5 years/1 generation past)		-	-	-
Decline (10 years/1 generation past)		-	-	-
Decline (10 years/3 generation future)		-	-	-
Decline (10 years/3 generation past and future)		-	-	-
Number of subpopulations		-	-	-
Percentage in largest subpopulation		-	-	-
Generation length (yrs)	3.7	-	-	-

Population justification: In Europe, the breeding population is estimated to number 916,000-1,620,000 pairs, which equates to 1,830,000-3,240,000 mature individuals (BirdLife International 2015). Europe forms c.60% of the global range, so a very preliminary estimate of the global population size is 3,050,000-5,400,000 mature individuals, although further validation of this estimate is needed.

Trend justification: In Europe the overall trend from 1980-2013 was stable (EBCC 2015).

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident	Breeding	Non-breeding	Passage
Afghanistan	extant	native		yes
Algeria	extant	native
Armenia	extant	native		yes
Austria	extant	native		yes
Azerbaijan	extant	native		yes
Bahrain	extant	vagrant				yes
Belarus	extant	native		yes
Belgium	extant	native		yes
Bosnia and Herzegovina	extant	native		yes
Bulgaria	extant	native		yes
Cape Verde	extant	vagrant
China (mainland)	extant	native		yes
Croatia	extant	native		yes
Czechia	extant	native		yes
Denmark	extant	native		yes		yes
Egypt	extant	native
Estonia	extant	native		yes
Ethiopia	extant	vagrant
Finland	extant	native		yes
France	extant	native		yes		yes
Gambia	extant	native
Georgia	extant	native		yes
Germany	extant	native		yes
Ghana	extant	vagrant
Gibraltar (to UK)	extant	native
Greece	extant	native				yes
Guinea	extant	native
Hungary	extant	native		yes
Iceland	extant	vagrant
Iran, Islamic Republic of	extant	native		yes		yes
Iraq	extant	native				yes
Ireland	extant	native		yes
Israel	extant	vagrant
Italy	extant	native		yes
Jordan	extant	vagrant
Kazakhstan	extant	native		yes
Kenya	extant	vagrant
Kuwait	extant	native				yes
Kyrgyzstan	extant	native		yes
Latvia	extant	native		yes
Lebanon	extant	vagrant				yes
Liberia	extant	vagrant
Libya	extant	native
Liechtenstein	extant	native		yes
Lithuania	extant	native		yes
Luxembourg	extant	native		yes
Mali	extant	native
Malta	extant	vagrant
Mauritania	extant	native
Moldova	extant	native		yes
Mongolia	extant	native		yes
Montenegro	extant	native		yes
Morocco	extant	native
Nepal	extant	vagrant
Netherlands	extant	native		yes
North Macedonia	extant	native
Norway	extant	native		yes
Oman	extant	native				yes
Poland	extant	native		yes
Portugal	extant	native
Qatar	extant	vagrant
Romania	extant	native		yes
Russia	extant	native		yes
Russia (Asian)	extant	native		yes
Russia (Central Asian)	extant	native		yes
Russia (European)	extant	native		yes
Saudi Arabia	extant	native				yes
Senegal	extant	native
Serbia	extant	native		yes
Sierra Leone	extant	vagrant
Slovakia	extant	native		yes
Slovenia	extant	native		yes
Spain	extant	native	yes
Sri Lanka	extant	vagrant			yes
Sudan	extant	native				yes
Sweden	extant	native		yes
Switzerland	extant	native		yes
Syria	extant	native				yes
Tajikistan	extant	native
Tunisia	extant	native
Turkey	extant	native		yes
Turkmenistan	extant	native				yes
Ukraine	extant	native		yes
United Arab Emirates	extant	native				yes
United Kingdom	extant	native		yes
Uzbekistan	extant	native
Western Sahara	extant	native
Yemen	extant	vagrant				yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Belarus	Balota Dzikoje
Belarus	Balota Zvaniec
Czechia	Krivoklatsko (Krivoklatsko region)
Netherlands	Rijntakken
Sweden	Lake Hornborga
Sweden	Lake Kvismaren
Sweden	Lake Östen
Sweden	River Dal – Håvran

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable Land	suitable	non-breeding
Artificial/Terrestrial	Pastureland	suitable	breeding
Grassland	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	suitable	non-breeding
Grassland	Temperate	suitable	breeding
Shrubland	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	suitable	non-breeding
Shrubland	Temperate	suitable	breeding
Wetlands (inland)	Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands	suitable	breeding
Wetlands (inland)	Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands	suitable	non-breeding
Wetlands (inland)	Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha)	suitable	non-breeding
Altitude		Occasional altitudinal limits	(max) 1800 m

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Species factsheet: Locustella naevia. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/common-grasshopper-warbler-locustella-naevia on 31/05/2023. Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2023) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org on 31/05/2023.