Baikal Grasshopper-warbler (Locustella davidi)

Baikal Grasshopper-warbler Locustella davidi

Current view: Data table and detailed info

Taxonomy

Taxonomic note

Locustella davidi (del Hoyo and Collar 2016) was previously listed as Bradypterus davidi.

Taxonomic source(s)
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.
Round, P.D. and Loskot, V. 1995. A reappraisal of the taxonomy of the Spotted Bush-warbler Bradypterus thoracicus. Forktail: 159-172.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
-	-	-

Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2024	Least Concern
2016	Least Concern
2012	Least Concern
2009	Least Concern
2008	Least Concern
2004	Not Recognised
2000	Not Recognised
1994	Not Recognised
1988	Not Recognised

Species attributes

Migratory status	full migrant	Forest dependency	medium
Land-mass type		Average mass	-

Range

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	2,560,000 km²
Extent of Occurrence (non-breeding)	639,000 km²
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	-	-	-
Population trend	decreasing	-	suspected	-
Generation length	1.86 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is described as locally not uncommon (del Hoyo et al. 2006), while the population in China has been estimated at < c.100,000 breeding pairs and < c.1,000 individuals on migration (Brazil 2009). This species is considered to have a medium dependency on forest habitat, and tree cover is estimated to have declined by 7.8% within its mapped range over the past 10 years (Global Forest Watch 2022, using Hansen et al. [2013] data and methods disclosed therein). Therefore, as a precautionary measure, it is tentatively suspected that this loss of cover may have led to a decline of between 1-19% in the species' population size over the same time frame.

Trend justification: .

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident	Breeding visitor	Non-breeding visitor
China (mainland)	extant	native	yes
India	extant	native			yes
Laos	extant	native			yes
Myanmar	extant	native			yes
North Korea	extant	native		yes
Russia	extant	native		yes
Russia (Asian)	extant	native		yes
Thailand	extant	native			yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable Land	suitable	non-breeding
Forest	Boreal	suitable	breeding
Shrubland	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	suitable	non-breeding
Shrubland	Temperate	suitable	breeding
Wetlands (inland)	Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls)	suitable	non-breeding
Wetlands (inland)	Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls)	suitable	breeding
Altitude	0 - 1200 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Baikal Grasshopper-warbler Locustella davidi. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/baikal-grasshopper-warbler-locustella-davidi on 23/11/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 23/11/2024.