Kingdom Animalia Family Cettiidae Scientific name Urosphena squameiceps Higher classification Urosphena | Order Passeriformes Genus Urosphena Phylum Chordata Rank Species | |
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Similar Urosphena, Eastern crowned warbler, Pale‑legged leaf warbler, Sakhalin leaf warbler, Black‑browed reed warbler | ||
Asian stubtail song
The Asian stubtail (Urosphena squameiceps) is a species of bird in the family Cettiidae. It breeds in Korea, Manchuria and Japan and winters to southern China and northern Southeast Asia. Its natural habitat is temperate forests.
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Asian stubtail song
Description
A small bird with a short tail. Males and females are similar in color, as well as juveniles after fledging; they are brown all over with a paler underpart and a darker brown crest and eyeline.
Distribution and habitat
Breeding Asian stubtails reside in portions of northeast Asia; non-breeding in parts of southeast Asia including Taiwan and SE China, preferring a habitat of undergrowth in evergreen broadleaf or lowland coniferous forest.
Voice
Breeding males produce a high-pitched "shee-shee-shee-shee" or "cee-cee-cee", while both males and females make a call similar to "chott-chott-chott".