Aberrant Bush Warbler

Horornis flavolivaceus (Blyth, 1845)

Aberrant Bush Warbler, Horornis flavolivaceus, is a bird of the Himalayas, southern China, northern Myanmar and Vietnam, with breeding populations also in the montane Greater and Lesser Sundas and Palawan. It belongs to the Cettiidae, the bush warblers and allies. First described by Blyth in 1845, it was once placed with the Old World warblers. Its range extends across Bhutan, India, Nepal, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Indonesia and the Philippines, and it may also occur in Bangladesh.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Cettiidae — Cettia Bush Warblers & Allies

Breeding range

Oriental Region: Himalayas to n Vietnam and c China and montane Greater and Lesser Sundas and Palawan (sw Philippines)