Sichuan Bush Warbler

Locustella chengi 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

Locustellidae — Grassbirds & Allies

Sichuan Bush Warbler, Locustella chengi, is a passerine of the Locustellidae family that breeds in montane central China. It is found in the Oriental Region and is associated with thick brush and tea plantations in five mountainous provinces. The bird is named for Cheng Tso-hsin, also known as Zheng Zuoxin, a Chinese ornithologist who founded the Peking Natural History Museum. It was described in 2015 by 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 and Lei F.

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Locustellidae — Grassbirds & Allies
Breeding range
Oriental Region: montane c China
Sichuan Bush Warbler
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