Old World Warblers (Sylviidae)
Spotted Bush-warbler (Bradypterus thoracicus) - HBW 11, p. 602
French: Bouscarle tachetée
German: Fleckenbuschsänger
Spanish: Zarzalero Moteado
Other common names: Grey-breasted Bush-warbler, Spotted Scrub-warbler
Taxonomy: D[umeticola]. thoracica Blyth, 1845, Nepal.
Usually considered conspecific with B. davidi, but differs in song and migratory behaviour, as well as morphologically; the two probably meet each other in C China (Sichuan). W race kashmirensis currently of uncertain taxonomic status; may represent a separate species. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- kashmirensis (Sushkin, 1925) - breeds W Himalayas of NW India (Himachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal Pradesh); possibly also Kashmir.
- thoracicus (Blyth, 1845) - breeds C & E Himalayas from Nepal, Bhutan and NE India E to N Myanmar, and W & S China (from SE Xizang and Yunnan E to NC Sichuan, Guizhou, and Dayao Shan region of Guangxi); non-breeding Himalayan foothills from W Nepal E to NE India (Arunachal Pradesh).
- przevalskii (Sushkin, 1925) - breeds C China (E Tibetan plateau of N Qinghai E to SW Gansu and S Shaanxi).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird singing. Locality Wanglang Nature Reserve, Sichuan, China (Northern) (ssp thoracicus)
herve jacob 24 May 2009 2 years ago 26 sec 4.2
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