Sichuan Bush Warbler

Locustella chengi

Drab brown warbler of hilly central China; russet-brown above and cold gray-brown below, with dark stripes on the vent. Like many other bush warblers, very difficult to see as it skulks deep in dense vegetation; typically prefers to scurry or run instead of fly to reach cover. Note song: a plain, amphibian- or insect-like rasping, lower than that of Russet Bush Warbler.

Taxonomy

Scientific name
Locustella chengi
Authority
Alström, Xia, Rasmussen, Olsson, Dai B, Zhao J, Leader, Carey, Dong L, Cai T, Holt, PI, Hung Le Manh, Song G, Liu Y, Zhang Y & Lei F, 2015
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Locustellidae
Genus
Locustella

Range and habitat

Migration
Complete migrants

Conservation

Population trend
stable

Photos

Distribution

Bird Calls

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