How do you identify an Asian Stubtail?

It is a small bird with a short tail. Full identification notes are on this page.

How big is an Asian Stubtail?

The Asian Stubtail is a tiny sized bird weighing about 9 g.

Where can you see an Asian Stubtail?

The Asian Stubtail occurs in 16 countries, including Japan, Hong Kong SAR China, Taiwan, South Korea and China.

What birds look similar to an Asian Stubtail?

The Asian Stubtail is most easily confused with the Bornean Stubtail and the Timor Stubtail.

Is the Asian Stubtail endangered?

The Asian Stubtail is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Asian Stubtail

Urosphena squameiceps

Bush Warblers and Allies · Passeriformes · Rare

The Asian Stubtail (Urosphena squameiceps) is a rare bush warbler found in 16 countries, weighing about 9 g. The Asian stubtail is a bird in the family Cettiidae.

Least ConcernRareEats invertebratesforestground nest9 g

Asian Stubtail (Urosphena squameiceps), photo 1 — Photo: Jason Alexander · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Asian Stubtail (Urosphena squameiceps), photo 2 — Photo: Zac Peterson · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Asian Stubtail (Urosphena squameiceps), photo 3 — Photo: Zac Peterson · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Asian Stubtail (Urosphena squameiceps), photo 4 — Photo: Griha Hasanov · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Asian Stubtail (Urosphena squameiceps), photo 5 — Photo: Pavel Smirnov · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Asian Stubtail (Urosphena squameiceps), photo 6 — Photo: Pavel Smirnov · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Asian Stubtail (Urosphena squameiceps), photo 7 — Photo: Rejoice Gassah · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Asian Stubtail (Urosphena squameiceps), photo 8 — Photo: Rejoice Gassah (rejoicegassah) · CC BY 4.0

Asian Stubtail (Urosphena squameiceps), photo 9 — Photo: Rejoice Gassah (rejoicegassah) · CC BY 4.0

Asian Stubtail (Urosphena squameiceps), photo 10 — Photo: (c) Rejoice Gassah, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY 4.0

About the Asian Stubtail

The Asian stubtail is a bird in the family Cettiidae. The species was first described by Robert Swinhoe in 1863. It breeds in Northeast Asia and Japan. Its natural habitat is temperate forest.

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How to identify it

It is a small bird with a short tail. Males and females are similar in color, as well as juveniles after fledging; they are brown all over with a paler underpart and a darker brown crest and eyeline. Voice: Breeding males produce a high-pitched shee-shee-shee-shee or cee-cee-cee, while both males and females make a call similar to chott-chott-chott.

Where it lives

Japan Hong Kong SAR China Taiwan South Korea China Thailand Vietnam Macao SAR China Russia India Bangladesh Laos North Korea Cambodia Myanmar (Burma)

Recorded as a rare visitor in Mongolia.

When to see it

Best months: January, February, March, April, May, June, October, November, December, with peak activity in May. It is a variable species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

How do you identify an Asian Stubtail?: It is a small bird with a short tail. Full identification notes are on this page.
How big is an Asian Stubtail?: The Asian Stubtail is a tiny sized bird weighing about 9 g.
Where can you see an Asian Stubtail?: The Asian Stubtail occurs in 16 countries, including Japan, Hong Kong SAR China, Taiwan, South Korea and China.
What birds look similar to an Asian Stubtail?: The Asian Stubtail is most easily confused with the Bornean Stubtail and the Timor Stubtail.
Is the Asian Stubtail endangered?: The Asian Stubtail is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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