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;[[:Category:Cettia|Cettia]] acanthizoides | ;[[:Category:Cettia|Cettia]] acanthizoides | ||
| + | '''Includes: Hume's Bush Warbler''' | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
11cm. Brown above, white or pale buff supercilium, dark eyestripe, grey-white chin and throat, buffy breast, pale yellow belly and flanks, small, very fine bill, dark above, pinkish below, dark brown iris, pink-brown feet, short tail. | 11cm. Brown above, white or pale buff supercilium, dark eyestripe, grey-white chin and throat, buffy breast, pale yellow belly and flanks, small, very fine bill, dark above, pinkish below, dark brown iris, pink-brown feet, short tail. | ||
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**Himalayas | **Himalayas | ||
*''C. a. brunnescens'' | *''C. a. brunnescens'' | ||
| − | **Tsangpo Valley, southeastern [[Tibet]] | + | **Tsangpo Valley, southeastern [[Tibet]] - sometimes split as '''Hume's Bush Warbler''' |
*''C. a. concolor'' | *''C. a. concolor'' | ||
**Mountains of [[Taiwan]] | **Mountains of [[Taiwan]] | ||
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Its nest is a ball or deep cup made from dry grass, leaves, moss, spider webs, and feathers, placed low in a bush or thick undergrowth. | Its nest is a ball or deep cup made from dry grass, leaves, moss, spider webs, and feathers, placed low in a bush or thick undergrowth. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec10}} |
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Cettia+acanthizoides}} | {{GSearch|Cettia+acanthizoides}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Missing Images]] [[Category:Cettia]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Missing Images]] [[Category:Cettia]] | ||
Revision as of 19:01, 29 March 2011
Alternative name: Yellow-bellied Bush Warbler
- Cettia acanthizoides
Includes: Hume's Bush Warbler
Identification
11cm. Brown above, white or pale buff supercilium, dark eyestripe, grey-white chin and throat, buffy breast, pale yellow belly and flanks, small, very fine bill, dark above, pinkish below, dark brown iris, pink-brown feet, short tail.
Distribution
South Asia.
Taxonomy
There are three subspecies.1
- C. a. acanthizoides
- Himalayas
- C. a. brunnescens
- Tsangpo Valley, southeastern Tibet - sometimes split as Hume's Bush Warbler
- C. a. concolor
- Mountains of Taiwan
Habitat
Tall grassy areas and dense bamboo thickets; forests.
Behaviour
Its nest is a ball or deep cup made from dry grass, leaves, moss, spider webs, and feathers, placed low in a bush or thick undergrowth.
References
- Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
