Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone)

Gregg Martin said:

Good on you, I understand it is more often seen than heard, well done!

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JapanJames said:

I think you mean more often heard than seen. And yes; pretty much everyone in Japan would be familiar with the singing of this bird, either from having heard it directly (most people), or if they're a city-dweller who never makes it out of the city, they would have still heard it on TV. The singing is very loud, recognizable, and pleasant, but the bird doesn't tend to come out in the open very often. One interesting thing is that there's a bit of a misconception with many people thinking the song is that of the warbling white-eye instead. There are a few reasons for this, one being an expression, ume ni uguisu, that references this bird and plum flowers, but while the warbling white-eye is often seen on plum trees in bloom, the Japanese bush warbler pretty much never is.

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