Grey-sided Bush-Warbler (Cettia brunnifrons)

Other Names (World)
Grey-sided Bush-warbler, Gray-sided Bush-warbler, Gray-sided Bush Warbler, Grey-sided Bush Warbler

Family
Scotocercidae (Bush-warblers)

Size
10.50 - 11.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Hodgson, 1845)

Habitat
Temperate forest and shrubland.

Range (Guide)

Bhutan, China (mainland), India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan.

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 (70)...)

Grey-sided Bush Warbler (Cettia brunnifrons) [XC39289]
by Scott Connop from Singhalila NP, Darjeeling, India (song)

Grey-sided Bush Warbler (Cettia brunnifrons) [XC255749]
by Oscar Campbell from Pelela pass, Bhutan, Bhutan (song)

Subspecies
Subspecies whistleri intergrades with nominate in northern India (Uttaranchal Pradesh). Variation throughout range possibly clinal. Birds from north-eastern India described as subspecies muroides, considered inseparable from umbratica.

The following 4 subspecies are recognised:

whistleri (Ticehurst, 1923) - North-western Himalayas from northern Pakistan (Kaghan Valley) and Kashmir east to northern India (Uttaranchal Pradesh).
brunnifrons (Hodgson, 1845) - Himalayas from northern India (Uttaranchal Pradesh) east to Bhutan and southern China (south-eastern Xizang).
umbratica (Baker, ECS, 1924) - North-eastern India (Arunachal Pradesh), southern China (south-eastern Tibet, western Sichuan, north-western Yunnan) and northern Myanmar.
muroides (Koelz, 1954) - Southern Tibet to southern China (Sichuan and Yunnan west of Mekong River).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Grey-sided Bush-Warbler (Cettia brunnifrons) - 10 files

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