Long-tailed Bush Warbler (Locustella caudata) [XC599631]
by Frank Lambert from , Philippines (song)
Long-tailed Bush Warbler (Locustella caudata) [XC599621]
by Frank Lambert from New Bataan, Compostela Valley, Davao Region, Philippines (call)
Subspecies
Affinities uncertain. Perhaps closest to Friendly Grasshopper-warbler (Locustella accentor), which it resembles closely both in plumage and in song, but the two differ significantly in features of the tail and in foot size. Further, taped vocalizations of nominate subspecies provoked little reaction when played to unicolor on Mindanao. Investigation of the relationships between these taxa is required. Subspecies malindangensis incorporated in unicolor by some authorities.
The following 3 subspecies are recognised:
caudata (Ogilvie-Grant, 1895) - Mountains of northern Luzon (northern Philippines).