Old World Warblers (Sylviidae)
Taiwan Bush-warbler (Bradypterus alishanensis) - HBW 11, p. 604
French: Bouscarle de Taiwan
German: Taiwanbuschsänger
Spanish: Zarzalero de Formosa
Taxonomy: Bradypterus alishanensis Rasmussen et al., 2000, Ta-Kuan, Hua-Lian Hsien, Taiwan.
Part of a species complex that also includes B. luteoventris, B. mandelli, B. seebohmi, B. montis and B. timorensis; some or all of these often treated as conspecific. Present species was first collected in 1917, but for long assumed to be a representative of race melanorhynchus of B. mandelli. Several fieldworkers, however, had remarked on its unusual song, which prompted research and the discovery of a number of morphological differences, including bill structure, foot size (large), wing formula and dull brown plumage. It was finally describe.. View all taxonomy...
Part of a species complex that also includes B. luteoventris, B. mandelli, B. seebohmi, B. montis and B. timorensis; some or all of these often treated as conspecific. Present species was first collected in 1917, but for long assumed to be a representative of race melanorhynchus of B. mandelli. Several fieldworkers, however, had remarked on its unusual song, which prompted research and the discovery of a number of morphological differences, including bill structure, foot size (large), wing formula and dull brown plumage. It was finally described as a “new” species in 2000. Monotypic.
Distribution: Mountains of C & NE Taiwan.
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A bird singing among vegetation and flying away. Locality Dasyueshan National Forest Recreation Area, Taichung County, Taiwan (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 17 April 2011 1 year ago 29 sec 4.2 -
jumping and hiding Locality Taichung County, Taiwan
Vicky Cheng 26 April 2012 1 year ago 38 sec 4 -
A bird perched on a branch, flapping the wings and going away (then at 50% speed). Locality Dasyueshan National Forest Recreation Area, Taichung County, Taiwan (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 17 April 2011 1 year ago 24 sec 4 -
one singing from perch in undergrowth, flies down after doing its business Locality Dasyueshan National Forest Recreation Area, Taichung County, Taiwan (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 24 May 2009 3 years ago 37 sec 3.8 -
one singing from a perch in undergrowth Locality Dasyueshan National Forest Recreation Area, Taichung County, Taiwan (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 24 May 2009 3 years ago 35 sec 3
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A bird perched.
Locality Dasyueshan National Forest Recreation Area, Taichung County, Taiwan (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 18 April 2011 1 year ago 3.7
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A bird singing. Locality Dasyueshan National Forest Recreation Area, Taichung County, Taiwan
(Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 17 April 2011 1 year ago 4.5 -
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The bird's song is like the telegram's sound. Locality Taiwan
alder 27 May 2011 1 year ago 4.5 -
song Locality Cuifeng Shan, Nantou County, Taiwan
Desmond Allen 1 March 2002 3 years ago 4
