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Long-tailed Bush Warbler
Locustella caudata (Ogilvie-Grant, 1895)
Locustellidae — Grassbirds & Allies
Long-tailed Bush Warbler, Locustella caudata, is a passerine of the Philippines, breeding in montane Luzon and Mindanao. It belongs to the Locustellidae, the grassbirds and allies. It is a bird of montane mossy forest above 700 metres. Three subspecies are recognised, with Mindanao birds showing a longer tail or, in the west, darker facial sides and a whiter throat, while the Luzon form has dark upperparts, a rufous belly and a shorter tail. The birds on Luzon and Mindanao also have very different calls.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Locustellidae — Grassbirds & Allies
- Breeding range
- Oriental Region: montane Luzon and Mindanao (n, s Philippines)
