Russet Bush Warbler - BirdForum Opus

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Photo © by guyrhm
TSW, Lamma Island, Hong Kong, 17 November 2022

Locustella mandelli

Distribution

India, Bhutan, China, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam.

Taxonomy

Formerly placed in genus Bradypterus.

Two subspecies recognized¹:

• L. m. mandelli in northeast India, Bhutan, northern and western Myanmar, south-central and southern China, northern Laos, and northern Vietnam
• L. m. melanorhyncha in eastern China; winters to southeast China

Dalat Bush Warbler, Benguet Bush Warbler and Javan Bush Warbler have been split from this species.

Behaviour

Vocalisation

Recording by china guy

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2015. IOC World Bird Names (version 5.3). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Russet Bush Warbler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 5 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Russet_Bush_Warbler

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