Grasshopper Warblers, Grassbirds, and Allies
Middendorff’s Grasshopper Warbler
Helopsaltes ochotensis
- Family
- Grasshopper Warblers, Grassbirds, and Allies (Locustellidae)
- Order
- Passeriformes
Overview
Middendorff's grasshopper warbler (Helopsaltes ochotensis) is a species of Old World warbler in the family Locustellidae.
It breeds in eastern Siberia to northern Japan, Kamchatka Peninsula and northern Kuril Islands. It winters in the Philippines, Borneo and Sulawesi and in small numbers in China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Malaysia, Taiwan and the U.S.A.
The common name commemorates Alexander Theodor von Middendorff (1815–1894), a German–Russian naturalist who traveled extensively in Siberia.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Breeds far eastern Russia and northern Japan (Hokkaido); winters to Philippines and northern Borneo.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Middendorff's grasshopper warbler
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
