China (mainland) (B), India, Laos, Mongolia (B), Myanmar, Russia (Asian) (B), Russia (Central Asian) (B), Thailand, Vietnam.
Vagrant to Nepal.
Breeds eastern Russia (from Krasnoyarsk east through Transbaikalia to Khabarovsk region) and adjacent northern Mongolia, and in north-east, central and southern parts of China (south to eastern Qinghai, south-western Gansu, Sichuan and Guangxi). Non-breeding southern and south-eastern Asia.
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).
Chinese Bush Warbler (Locustella tacsanowskia) [XC468332]
by Frank Lambert from , Mongolia (song)
Chinese Bush Warbler (Locustella tacsanowskia) [XC737318]
by Geoff Carey from , China (song)
Subspecies
No subspecies.
In China, birds from eastern Qinghai have been described as subspecies netrix and those from Guangxi as chui. However, this species is variable in colour tones, and naming of geographical subspecies considered unwarranted.
BirdLife International Species Factsheet