Old World Warblers (Sylviidae)
Pleske's Warbler (Locustella pleskei) - HBW 11, p. 615
French: Locustelle de Pleske
German: Pleskeschwirl
Spanish: Buscarla de Pleske
Other common names: Pleske’s Grasshopper-warbler, Styan’s/Taczanowski’s Warbler/Grasshopper-warbler
Taxonomy: Locustella pleskei Taczanowski, 1890, Tchimulpa (= Inch’on), South Korea.
Forms a superspecies with L. certhiola and L. ochotensis; has been considered conspecific with one or both, but differs in voice, morphology and ecology. Studies of mitochondrial DNA indicate that all three species and L. fasciolata form a group, and also suggest that Megalurus pryeri is part of this group and should therefore be moved to present genus. Monotypic.
Distribution: Breeds on islands in extreme SE Russia (islets in Peter the Great Bay, in S Ussuriland), S Korea (Ullung I, off E coast, also small islands off S & W coasts) and S Japan (Izu Is, also small islands off SW Honshu and Kyushu), probably also coastal N Korea; non-breeding in coastal SE China and N Vietnam.
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A bird entering the nest to incubate. Locality Paktusova Island, Peter the Great Bay, Primorsky Krai, Eastern Russia, Russia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 22 June 2009 3 years ago 42 sec 4.8 -
A bird arriving at the nest to incubate, calling once, and then leaving. Locality Paktusova Island, Peter the Great Bay, Primorsky Krai, Eastern Russia, Russia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 22 June 2009 3 years ago 40 sec 4.8 -
A bird incubating and then leaving the nest. Locality Paktusova Island, Peter the Great Bay, Primorsky Krai, Eastern Russia, Russia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 22 June 2009 3 years ago 39 sec 4.7 -
A bird calling while carrying an insect in the bill. Locality Paktusova Island, Peter the Great Bay, Primorsky Krai, Eastern Russia, Russia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 22 June 2009 3 years ago 55 sec 3.7
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A bird entering the nest.
Locality Paktusova Island, Peter the Great Bay, Primorsky Krai, Eastern Russia, Russia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 22 June 2009 3 years ago 4.5 -
A bird at the nest.
Locality Paktusova Island, Peter the Great Bay, Primorsky Krai, Eastern Russia, Russia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 22 June 2009 3 years ago 4.3 -
Dorsal view of a bird perched on a reed.
Locality Kyushu, Japan (Monotypic species)
Pete Morris 1 May 2005 21 weeks ago 4.1 -
A close-up of the head of one bird.
Locality Kyushu, Japan (Monotypic species)
Pete Morris 1 May 2005 21 weeks ago 4 -
A bird incubating.
Locality Paktusova Island, Peter the Great Bay, Primorsky Krai, Eastern Russia, Russia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 22 June 2009 3 years ago 4
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A bird singing.
Locality Paktusova Island, Peter the Great Bay, Primorsky Krai, Eastern Russia, Russia
(Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 22 June 2009 3 years ago 4
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