Wildlifeof China
Savi's Warbler
Warblers & Cisticolas
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Locustella luscinioides
China Red List: Least Concern (LC)
Basic stats
Habitat
Nests in reeds
Range
Breeds in Europe and the western Palearctic; winters in northern and sub-Saharan Africa
Clutch size
3–6 eggs
Size
About 14cm
Savi's warbler is an Old World warbler about 14cm long that breeds in Europe and the western Palearctic. The adult has an unstreaked grey-brown back and whitish-grey underparts and lacks the throat streaks of the river warbler, with a slender brown bill and brown irises. Young birds are yellower below (Wikipedia, general species account).
It is migratory, wintering in northern and sub-Saharan Africa. Three to six eggs are laid in a nest in reeds. The song is a monotonous, mechanical, insect-like reeling, faster and deeper than related species and resembling Roesel's bush-cricket. The source does not describe its status in China (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What habitat does the Savi's Warbler live in?
- Nests in reeds
- Where is the Savi's Warbler found?
- Breeds in Europe and the western Palearctic; winters in northern and sub-Saharan Africa
- How many eggs does the Savi's Warbler lay?
- 3–6 eggs
- How big is the Savi's Warbler?
- About 14cm