- Cettia fortipes
Identification
12cm
- Brown upperparts
- Light yellow brown underparts
- White supercilium
- Paler throat and belly
- Dark brown iris
- Brown-grey bill
- Pink brown legs
Sexes alike
Distribution
Pakistan east to Vietnam and Taiwan.
Taxonomy
Subspecies[1]
This is a polytypic species which consists of four subspecies:
- C. f. pallida:
- C. f. fortipes:
- C. f. davidiana:
- C. f. robustipes:
- Mountains of Taiwan
Habitat
Hillside scrub, dense undergrowth, bamboo thickets, forest edges, bushy ravines.
Behaviour
A skulking bird, more often heard than seen.
Diet
The diet includes insects, larvae and eggs.
Breeding
The nest is a ball or cup of dry grass, leaves, moss and feathers placed low in a bush.
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Birding in Taiwan
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Brownish-flanked Bush Warbler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 23 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Brownish-flanked_Bush_Warbler