About Locustella ochotensis (Middendorff, 1853)
Taxonomy and Body Length
Middendorff's grasshopper warbler, with the scientific name Locustella ochotensis (Middendorff, 1853), measures 15.5 cm (6.1 in) in total length.
Head and Mantle Coloration
Its crown, nape, lores, and eye-stripe are greyish brown, while its mantle is browner and more olive in tone. The species has a pale creamy supercilium that extends to the ear coverts, and its rump and uppertail coverts are more yellowish or rufous brown.
Tail Structure
It has a graduated tail with white tips that can appear rounded in shape.
Vocalizations
Its song consists of high-pitched, spaced chit, chit notes that come before a trilled sequence of trrrrrrrr-schoy-schoy-schoy; its call is tluk, tluk,... This warbler also performs short song flights.
Habitat
It inhabits forests near water and scrubwoods.
