Savi's Warbler
Locustella luscinioides (Savi, 1824)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Savi's warbler (Locustella luscinioides) is a species of Old World warbler in the genus Locustella. It breeds in Europe and the western Palearctic. It is migratory, wintering in northern and sub-Saharan Africa.
This small passerine bird is found in reed beds, usually with some bushes. Three to six eggs are laid in a nest in reeds. The adult has an unstreaked grey-brown back, whitish grey underparts and a lack of throat streaks, which is a distinction from the river warbler. The sexes are identical, as with most warblers, but young birds are yellower below. Like most warblers, it is insectivorous. This is not a shy species, but can be difficult to see in the reeds except sometimes when singing.
The song is a monotonous mechanical insect-like reeling, often given at dusk. It is similar to the song of other species in the group, but is generally faster and deeper and bears a strong resemblance to that of Roesel's bush-cricket.
Wikipedia contributors, Savi's warbler; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T04:07:54.600061+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Locustella luscinioides (Savi, 1824)
- Name authority
- (Savi, 1824)
- Common name
- Savi's Warbler
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Locustellidae
- Genus
- Locustella
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyLocustellidae Bonaparte, 1875
- genusLocustella Kaup, 1829
- speciesLocustella luscinioides (Savi, 1824)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Locustella. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Locustella montis (Hartert, 1896) | LocustellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Locustella alishanensis (Rasmussen, Round, Dickinson & Rozendaal, 2000) | LocustellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pallas's Grasshopper WarblerLocustella certhiola (Pallas, 1811) | LocustellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Locustella seebohmi (Ogilvie-Grant, 1895) | LocustellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Locustella luteoventris (Hodgson, 1845) | LocustellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Locustella amnicola Stepanyan, 1972 | LocustellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Locustella davidi (La Touche, 1923) | LocustellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Locustella accentor (Sharpe, 1888) | LocustellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Middendorff's Grasshopper WarblerLocustella ochotensis (Middendorff, 1853) | LocustellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Locustella tacsanowskia Swinhoe, 1871 | LocustellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Locustella major (W. E. Brooks, 1871) | LocustellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Locustella castanea (Büttikofer, 1893) | LocustellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=560838 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:6QLJV. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.