Taiwan Bush Warbler

Locustella alishanensis

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernEndemicInvertebratesGrasslandCup nestTiny · 10 g

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The Taiwan bush warbler is about 14 cm (5.5 in) long and weighs about 10 g (0.35 oz). The male and female are alike. The head is dull rufous-brown, the crown having narrow dark tips. The indistinct supercilium and eye-ring are pale buff. The upperparts, from the mantle to the wings and tail, are dull russet-brown. The chin and throat are white, the lower throat usually having spots. The upper breast is greyish brown, and the lower breast and belly are white. The undertail coverts are dark rufous-brown with warm-coloured tips.

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When to see the Taiwan Bush Warbler

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 6 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is May, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Taiwan Bush Warbler

Regular range

The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the Taiwan Bush Warbler

The Taiwan bush warbler is a species of Old World warbler in the family Locustellidae. It is found only in Taiwan. Its natural habitat is undergrowth and grassland 1,200–3,000 m (3,900–9,800 ft) in elevation. It was first recorded in 1917 and named as a distinct species in 2000. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has assessed it as a least-concern species.

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Easily confused with

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