''Helopsaltes'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

of passerine birds in the grassbird family

Locustellidae Locustellidae is a newly recognized family of small insectivorous songbirds ("warblers"), formerly placed in the Old World warbler "wastebin" family. It contains the grass warblers, grassbirds, and the ''Bradypterus'' "bush warblers". These bird ...

. A comprehensive

molecular phylogenetic Molecular phylogenetics () is the branch of phylogeny that analyzes genetic, hereditary molecular differences, predominantly in DNA sequences, to gain information on an organism's evolutionary relationships. From these analyses, it is possible to ...

study of the grassbird family

published in 2018 found that the genus '' Locustella'' consisted of two distinct clades. The genus was split and six species were moved to the newly erected genus ''Helopsaltes'' with Pallas's grasshopper warbler (''Helopsaltes certhiola'') as the

type species In zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specimen ...

. The genus name combines the

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ἕλος/''helos'' meaning "marshy ground" and ψάλτης/''psaltis'' "a chanter". The genus contains the following species: *

Sakhalin grasshopper warbler Sakhalin grasshopper warbler (''Helopsaltes amnicola''), is a species of grass warbler in the family Locustellidae; it was formerly included in the "Old World warbler" assemblage. Distribution and habitat This small passerine bird breeds on Sak ...

(''Helopsaltes amnicola'') *

Gray's grasshopper warbler Gray's grasshopper warbler (''Helopsaltes fasciolatus''), also known as Gray's warbler, is a species of grass warbler in the family (biology), family Locustellidae; it was formerly included in the "Old World warbler" assemblage. The Sakhalin gra ...

(''Helopsaltes fasciolatus'') * Marsh grassbird (''Helopsaltes pryeri'') * Pallas's grasshopper warbler (''Helopsaltes certhiola'') * Styan's grasshopper warbler (''Helopsaltes pleskei'') * Middendorff's grasshopper warbler (''Helopsaltes ochotensis'')

References

Bird genera {{Locustellidae-stub