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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...

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 described as a “new” species in 2000. Monotypic.

Distribution: Mountains of C & NE Taiwan.

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