Japanese Bush Warbler

Horornis diphone (Kittlitz, 1830)

Japanese Bush Warbler, Horornis diphone, is a passerine of the Cettiidae family that breeds from Sakhalin and Japan, including the Ryukyu Islands, to eastern and central China, and spends the non-breeding season in southern and south-eastern China, Taiwan and south-eastern Asia. It is a familiar bird in Japan, where it is often noticed by its voice rather than by sight. One of its best-known features is its spring song, which is heard widely across the country from the beginning of the season.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Cettiidae — Cettia Bush Warblers & Allies

Breeding range

Palearctic: Sakhalin Is. to Japan and Ryukyu Is. and e, c China

Nonbreeding range

s, se China, Taiwan and se Asia