Sunda Bush-Warbler (Horornis vulcania)

Other Names (World)
Sunda Bush-Warbler, Muller's Bush-Warbler, Mountain Bush-Warbler, Sunda Bush Warbler

Family
Scotocercidae (Bush-warblers)

Size
12 - 13 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Blyth, 1870)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest, high altitude shrubland.

Range (Guide)

Indonesia (B), Laos (B) (NB), Malaysia (B), Myanmar (B) (NB), Philippines (B), Thailand (B) (NB), Timor-Leste (B) (NB), Vietnam (B) (NB).

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.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (116)...)

Sunda Bush Warbler (Horornis vulcanius) [XC842313]
by id from Pasirjambu, Bandung Regency, West Java, Indonesia (alarm call)

Sunda Bush Warbler (Horornis) [XC36296]
by Sander Pieterse from Mount Kinabalu, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia (song)

Subspecies
May form a superspecies with Brownish-flanked Bush-Warbler (Horornis fortipes) and has been considered conspecific, but differs in vocalizations. Originally described as "Sylvia montana", and long known by this species name, but the name is not applicable, because preoccupied.

The following 8 subspecies are recognised:

sepiaria (Blyth, 1870) - Mountains of northern Sumatra.
flaviventris (Salvadori, 1879) - Central and southern Sumatra.
palawana Ripley and Rabor, 1962 - Southern Palawan (Mt Mantalingajan), in south-western Philippines.
banksi (Chasen, 1935) - North-western Borneo.
oreophila Sharpe, 1888 - Mt Kinabalu, in northern Borneo.
vulcania (Blyth, 1870) - Java, Bali, Lombok and Sumbawa.
kolichisi (Johnstone, RE & Darnell, JC, 1997) - Alor.
everetti (Hartert, 1898) - Timor.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Sunda Bush-Warbler (Horornis vulcania) - 10 files

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