Fiji Bush-Warbler (Horornis ruficapilla)

Other Names (World)
Fiji Bush-Warbler, Fiji Warbler, Fiji Bush Warbler

Family
Scotocercidae (Bush-warblers)

Size
13 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Ramsay, 1876)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest.

Range (Guide)

Fiji (B).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Habits
More often heard than seen.

Food
Insects.

Voice
A long, sometimes quavering whistle followed by a quick phrase: 'feee-e-e-e-fiddle-dee-dee'. The long whistle varies in pitch from song to song, but the quick phrase is more or less stereotyped. May be uttered in duet, with one bird uttering the whistle and the other answering with the second part of the song.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (17)...)

Fiji Bush Warbler (Horornis ruficapilla) [XC383714]
by Paul Hackett for Operation Wallacea from Pipeline track, Colo y Suva, Viti Levu, Fiji (song)

Fiji Bush Warbler (Horornis ruficapilla) [XC75493]
by Matthias Feuersenger from Vunisea-Namara Rd., Fiji (song)

Subspecies
Has sometimes been placed in a separate genus, Vitia, but on basis of voice, egg colour and morphology now included within present genus. Together with Palau Bush-Warbler (Horornis annae) and Shade Bush-Warbler (Horornis parens) (possibly also Tanimbar Bush-Warbler (Horornis carolinae)) probably most closely related to Japanese Bush-Warbler (Horornis diphone). These species appear to be relicts of a single, formerly more widespread species in Indo-Pacific region.

The following 5 subspecies are recognised:

castaneoptera (Ramsay, 1876) - Vanua Levu, in northern Fiji.
funebris (Mayr, 1935) - Taveuni (north-eastern Fiji).
badiceps (Finsch, 1876) - Viti Levu (central Fiji).
ruficapilla (Ramsay, 1876) - Kadavu (southern Fiji).
castaneopterus (Mayr, 1935) - Vanua Levu (Fiji Islands).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Fiji Bush-Warbler (Horornis ruficapilla) - 10 files

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