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Grass Warbler
The grass warblers are small passerine birds belonging to the genus ''Locustella''. Formerly placed in the paraphyletic "Old World warbler" assemblage, they are now considered the northernmost representatives of a largely Gondwanan family, the Locustellidae. These are rather drab brownish "warblers" usually associated with fairly open grassland, shrubs or marshes. Some are streaked, others plain, all are difficult to view. They are insectivorous. The most characteristic feature of this group is that the song of several species is a mechanical insect-like reeling which gives rise to the group's scientific name. Species breeding in temperate regions are strongly migratory. Taxonomy The genus ''Locustella'' was introduced by the German naturalist Johann Jakob Kaup in 1829 with the common grasshopper warbler (''Locustella naevia'') as the type species. The genus name ''Locustella'' is from Latin and is a diminutive of ''locusta'', "grasshopper". Like the English name, this refe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Savi's Warbler
Savi's warbler (''Locustella luscinioides'') is a species of Old World warbler in the grass warbler 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 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. Taxonomy The common name of this bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Common Grasshopper Warbler
The common grasshopper warbler (''Locustella naevia'') is a species of Old World warbler in the grass warbler genus ''Locustella''. It breeds across much of temperate Europe and the western Palearctic. It is migratory, wintering in north and west Africa. This small passerine bird is found in short dense vegetation, often close to water. It is a medium-sized warbler about long. The adult has a streaked brown back and whitish grey underparts which are unstreaked except on the undertail coverts. The sexes are identical, as with most warblers, but young birds are yellower below. Like most warblers, it is insectivorous. Four to seven eggs are laid in a nest on or near the ground in thick vegetation or in a tussock of grass. This is a species which skulks in the undergrowth, creeping through bushes and low foliage, and which is very difficult to see except sometimes when singing from a prominent position. The song, which gives this species its name, is a monotonous mechanical in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russet Bush Warbler
The russet bush warbler (''Locustella mandelli'') is a songbird species. Formerly placed in the "Old World warbler" assemblage, it is now placed in the newly recognized family Locustellidae. ''B. mandelli'' was until recently considered a subspecies of ''B. seebohmi'', and the name "russet bush warbler" was applied to the entire species complex. After this was split up, Benguet bush warbler was proposed as a new name for ''B. seebohmi'' proper. The species is found in southeast Asia. The scientific name commemorates the Italian naturalist Louis Mandelli Louis Hildebrand Mandelli (1833–1880) was an Italian settler in India, a tea planter and amateur zoologist and ornithologist. Living in Darjeeling and collecting specimens of birds and animals around Sikkim, he discovered many species from the reg .... References russet bush warbler Birds of Bhutan Birds of Northeast India Birds of South China Birds of Myanmar Birds of Thailand Birds of Laos Birds of Vietnam russe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taiwan Bush Warbler
The Taiwan bush warbler (''Locustella alishanensis'') is a species of Old World warbler in the family Locustellidae. It is found only in Taiwan. Its natural habitat is undergrowth and grassland 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. Taxonomy This bush warbler was first recorded from Alishan in 1917. At first, it was thought to be a population of ''Bradypterus luteoventris''. In 1952, Jean Théodore Delacour placed it within subspecies ''idoneus'' of ''B. seebohmi'' (now split into several species). Later authorities placed it in subspecies ''melanorhynchus''. In the late 1980s, its song was found to be very distinctive, unlike other related species. In 2000, Pamela C. Rasmussen, Philip D. Round, Edward C. Dickinson and Frank Rozendaal described the population as a distinct species, ''Bradypterus alishanensis'', based on its distinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Himalayan Bush Warbler
The West Himalayan bush warbler (''Locustella kashmirensis'') is a species of Old World warbler in the family Locustellidae. It is found in the northwestern Himalayas. It was previously considered conspecific with the spotted bush warbler. Its natural habitat is temperate forest A forest is an area of land dominated by trees. Hundreds of definitions of forest are used throughout the world, incorporating factors such as tree density, tree height, land use, legal standing, and ecological function. The United Nations' ...s. References West Himalayan bush warbler Birds of North India West Himalayan bush warbler {{Locustellidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spotted Bush Warbler
The spotted bush warbler (''Locustella thoracica'') is a species of Old World warbler in the family Locustellidae. It is found in the northern Himalayas, Yunnan and central China, in the countries of Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar and Nepal. Its natural habitat is arboreal forest A forest is an area of land dominated by trees. Hundreds of definitions of forest are used throughout the world, incorporating factors such as tree density, tree height, land use, legal standing, and ecological function. The United Nations' ...s. References spotted bush warbler Birds of Nepal Birds of Bhutan Birds of Central China Birds of Yunnan spotted bush warbler spotted bush warbler Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Locustellidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baikal Bush Warbler
The Baikal bush warbler (''Locustella davidi''), also known as Baikal grasshopper-warbler or David's bush warbler, is a migratory species of Old World warbler in the family Locustellidae. It breeds from the southern part of the Russian Far East (including the Lake Baikal region) to northeast China (southern Heilongjiang south to southern Hebei) and North Korea. It winters from southern China south to northern Thailand. Its breeding habitat is taiga Taiga (; rus, тайга́, p=tɐjˈɡa; relates to Mongolic and Turkic languages), generally referred to in North America as a boreal forest or snow forest, is a biome characterized by coniferous forests consisting mostly of pines, spruc ... forests, especially in clearings or at streams. References P.D. Round & V. Loskot, A reappraisal of the taxonomy of the Spotted Bush-Warbler ''Bradypterus thoracicus'' in ''Forktail'' 10 (1995): 159-172 Baikal bush warbler Birds of North Asia Birds of Manchuria Baikal bush ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Long-tailed Bush Warbler
The long-tailed bush warbler (''Locustella caudata'') is a species of grass warbler (family Locustellidae). It was formerly included in the "Old World warbler" assemblage. It is found only in the Philippines. References * BirdLife International 2004.Bradypterus caudatus 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 July 2007. long-tailed bush warbler Endemic birds of the Philippines Birds of Luzon Birds of Mindanao long-tailed bush warbler The long-tailed bush warbler (''Locustella caudata'') is a species of grass warbler (family Locustellidae). It was formerly included in the "Old World warbler Old World warblers are a large group of birds formerly grouped together in the bird f ... Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Locustellidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buru Bush Warbler
The Buru bush warbler (''Locustella disturbans'') is a species of Old World warbler in the family Locustellidae. It is endemic to the island Buru in Indonesia where it is found on the forest floor The forest floor, also called detritus, duff and the O horizon, is one of the most distinctive features of a forest ecosystem. It mainly consists of shed vegetative parts, such as leaves, branches, bark, and stems, existing in various stages .... References * {{Taxonbar, from=Q97738139 Buru bush warbler Birds of Buru Buru bush warbler Buru bush warbler ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seram Bush Warbler
The Seram bush warbler (''Locustella musculus'') is a species of Old World warbler in the family Locustellidae. It is endemic to the island Seram in Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ... where it is found on the forest floor. References * {{Taxonbar, from=Q97738238 Seram bush warbler Birds of Seram Seram bush warbler Seram bush warbler ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sulawesi Bush Warbler
The Sulawesi bush warbler (''Locustella castanea'') is a species of Old World warbler in the family Locustellidae. It is endemic to the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia where it is found on the forest floor. Taxonomy There are two subspecies: * ''L. c. castanea'' ( Büttikofer, 1893) - most of montane Sulawesi aside from the southwest * ''L. c. everetti'' (Hartert, 1896) - southwestern montane Sulawesi Habitat The Sulawesi bush warbler is found in undisturbed primary montane forest and in secondary forest, as well as adjoining thick scrub, bushes and rank grassland. It has a preference for moss-covered rocks and tree trunks densely clad with vines. On Seram it frequents lower mountain slopes in ''Lithospermum'' and ''Castanopsis'' woodland with ''Shorea'', ''Agathis'' and ''Dacrydium'' trees, ferns and mosses, and also dense patches of bamboo. One of the places where this bird can be found on Sulawesi is the Gunung Ambang Nature Reserve. Behaviour The Sulawesi bush warbler is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friendly Bush Warbler
The friendly bush warbler (''Locustella accentor''), also known as the Kinabalu friendly warbler, is a species of Old World warbler in the family Locustellidae. It is endemic to the island of Borneo Borneo (; id, Kalimantan) is the third-largest island in the world and the largest in Asia. At the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia, in relation to major Indonesian islands, it is located north of Java, west of Sulawesi, and ea .... References friendly bush warbler Birds of East Malaysia Endemic birds of Malaysia Endemic birds of Borneo friendly bush warbler Taxa named by Richard Bowdler Sharpe Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Fauna of the Borneo montane rain forests {{Locustellidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
