How big is a Sichuan Bush Warbler?

The Sichuan Bush Warbler is a tiny sized bird weighing about 10 g.

Where can you see a Sichuan Bush Warbler?

The Sichuan Bush Warbler is endemic to China, which is the only country where it occurs.

What birds look similar to a Sichuan Bush Warbler?

The Sichuan Bush Warbler is most easily confused with the Benguet Bush Warbler, the Chinese Bush Warbler and the Javan Bush Warbler.

Is the Sichuan Bush Warbler endangered?

The Sichuan Bush Warbler is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Sichuan Bush Warbler

Locustella chengi

Grasshopper Warblers, Grassbirds, and Allies · Passeriformes · Legendary

The Sichuan Bush Warbler (Locustella chengi) is a legendary grasshopper warblers, grassbirds, and alli found only in China, weighing about 10 g. The Sichuan bush warbler lives primarily in the thick brush and on tea plantations in five mountainous provinces of central China.

Least ConcernLegendaryEndemicEats invertebrates10 g

Sichuan Bush Warbler (Locustella chengi), photo 1 — Photo: Bo Dai · CC BY 4.0

About the Sichuan Bush Warbler

The Sichuan bush warbler lives primarily in the thick brush and on tea plantations in five mountainous provinces of central China. It is a relatively small bird with a weight of 10 grams and an average length of 13 cm. Unlike its congener the russet bush warbler, which is found in the same mountains and also in Himalayas, Vietnam, the Philippines, and Indonesia, the Sichuan bush warbler prefers elevations below 7,500 feet. The two species shared a common ancestor about 850,000 years ago. They are distinguished by plumage and sonogram terminology – their songs. Locustella chengi emits a long buzz, followed by a shorter click, often repeated in series, and the song is in a lower frequency…

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Where it lives

China

When to see it

Best months: April, May, June, July, with peak activity in May. It is a summer visitor species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Sichuan Bush Warbler look like?: The Sichuan bush warbler lives primarily in the thick brush and on tea plantations in five mountainous provinces of central China.
How big is a Sichuan Bush Warbler?: The Sichuan Bush Warbler is a tiny sized bird weighing about 10 g.
Where can you see a Sichuan Bush Warbler?: The Sichuan Bush Warbler is endemic to China, which is the only country where it occurs.
What birds look similar to a Sichuan Bush Warbler?: The Sichuan Bush Warbler is most easily confused with the Benguet Bush Warbler, the Chinese Bush Warbler and the Javan Bush Warbler.
Is the Sichuan Bush Warbler endangered?: The Sichuan Bush Warbler is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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