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Japanese Bush-Warbler

Horornis diphone (Kittlitz, FH 1830)

The Japanese bush warbler, known in Japanese as uguisu (鶯), is an Asian passerine bird more often heard than seen. Its distinctive breeding song can be heard throughout much of Japan from the start of spring. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Scotocercidae
Genus:
   Horornis
Scientific:
  Horornis diphone


Original description

Citation:
  (Kittlitz, FH 1830)

Reference:
   Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Pétersbourg 1(1831) p.237 pl.14

Protonym:
  Sylvia diphone

Type locality:
  Bonin Islands (= Ogasawara-gunto).


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  7D1FD35DBF56A00A

Avibase ID:
  avibase-7D1FD35D

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/7D1FD35D


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 916919

Geographic range:

  • Horornis diphone diphone: Ogasawara (Bonin) and Iwo (Volcano) Islands
  • Horornis diphone cantans: breeds main Japanese islands (Hokkaido south) and associated smaller islands southward to the northern Ryukyu Islands (Tanegashima, Yakushima, and Amami Oshima, southern Japan) and northern Izu Islands (south to Aogashima), and in southern South Korea (including Jeju Island); northern populations migratory; introduced Hawaiian Islands
  • Horornis diphone [riukiuensis or sakhalinensis]: breeds on southern Sakhalin Island and southernmost Kuril Islands; winters from central Honshu southward through Ryukyu Islands (southern Japan) and to Taiwan
  • Horornis diphone restrictus: formerly Minami-daito-jima, where apparently now extirpated; populations in the southern Ryukyu Islands (from Okinawa and Kumejima southward to Ishigaki and Iriomote, southern Japan) possibly are restrictus, or may be a similar but undescribed population
English:
Japanese Bush-Warbler
Catalan:
rossinyol bord del Japó
Czech:
cetie trojhlasá
Danish:
Japansk Busksanger
German:
Japanseidensänger
Spanish:
Cetia Japonés
Spanish (Spain):
Cetia japonés
Finnish:
idänsilkkikerttunen
French:
Bouscarle chanteuse
Croatian:
japanska svilorepa
Hungarian:
japán berkiposzáta
Icelandic:
Runnasöngvari
Italian:
Cettia del Giappone
Japanese (romaji):
uguisu
Japanese:
ウグイス
Lithuanian:
japoninė četija
Dutch:
Japanse Struikzanger
Norwegian:
Japansanger
Polish:
wierzbownik japoński
Portuguese:
rouxinol-bravo-japonês
Portuguese (Portugal):
cétia-japonesa
Russian:
Бамбуковая камышевка
Slovak:
cetia spevavá
Serbian:
Japanski horornis
Swedish:
Japansk cettia
Ukrainian:
широкохвістка китайська
Chinese:
日本树莺
Chinese (Traditional):
日本樹鶯


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Japanese Bush-Warbler ( Horornis diphone) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Japanese Bush-Warbler ( Horornis diphone) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Japanese Bush-Warbler ( Horornis diphone) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Japanese Bush-Warbler ( Cettia diphone) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Japanese Bush-Warbler ( Cettia diphone) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Japanese Bush-Warbler ( Horornis diphone) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Japanese Bush-Warbler ( Horornis diphone) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Japanese Bush-Warbler ( Horornis diphone) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Japanese Bush-Warbler ( Horornis diphone) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Japanese Bush-Warbler ( Horornis diphone) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Japanese Bush-Warbler ( Horornis diphone) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Japanese Bush-warbler ( Horornis diphone) [version 3]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Japanese Bush-warbler ( Horornis diphone) [version 3]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Japanese Bush-warbler ( Horornis diphone) [version 3]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Japanese Bush-warbler ( Horornis diphone) [version 3]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Japanese Bush-warbler ( Horornis diphone) [version 3]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Japanese Bush-warbler ( Horornis diphone) [version 3]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Japanese Bush-warbler ( Horornis diphone) [version 3]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Japanese Bush-warbler ( Horornis diphone) [version 3]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Japanese Bush-warbler ( Horornis diphone) [version 3]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Japanese Bush-warbler ( Horornis diphone) [version 3]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Japanese Bush-warbler ( Horornis diphone) [version 3]
Clements, version 2021:
Japanese Bush Warbler ( Horornis diphone) [version 3]
Clements, version 2022:
Japanese Bush Warbler ( Horornis diphone) [version 3]
Clements, version 2023:
Japanese Bush Warbler ( Horornis diphone) [version 3]
Clements, version 2024:
Japanese Bush Warbler ( Horornis diphone) [version 3]
Clements, version 2019:
Japanese Bush Warbler ( Horornis diphone) [version 3]
eBird version 2019:
Japanese Bush Warbler ( Horornis diphone) [version 3]
eBird version 2021:
Japanese Bush Warbler ( Horornis diphone) [version 3]
eBird version 2022:
Japanese Bush Warbler ( Horornis diphone) [version 3]
eBird version 2023:
Japanese Bush Warbler ( Horornis diphone) [version 3]
eBird version 2024:
Japanese Bush Warbler ( Horornis diphone) [version 3]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Japanese Bush Warbler ( Horornis diphone) [version 3]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Japanese Bush Warbler ( Horornis diphone) [version 3]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Japanese Bush-warbler ( Horornis diphone) [version 3]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Japanese Bush-warbler ( Horornis diphone) [version 3]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Japanese Bush-warbler ( Horornis diphone) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Japanese Bush Warbler ( Horornis diphone) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Japanese Bush Warbler ( Horornis diphone) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Japanese Bush Warbler ( Horornis diphone) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Japanese Bush Warbler ( Horornis diphone) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Japanese Bush Warbler ( Horornis diphone) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Japanese Bush Warbler ( Horornis diphone) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Japanese Bush Warbler ( Horornis diphone) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Japanese Bush Warbler ( Horornis diphone) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Japanese Bush Warbler ( Horornis diphone) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Japanese Bush Warbler ( Horornis diphone) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Japanese Bush Warbler ( Horornis diphone) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Japanese Bush Warbler ( Horornis diphone) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Japanese Bush Warbler ( Horornis diphone) [version 3]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Horornis [diphone or borealis] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Related taxa

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Catalan: rossinyol bord del Japó
Czech: cetie trojhlasá
Danish: Japansk Busksanger
German: Japan Buschsänger, Japanbuschsänger, Japanseidensänger
English: Japanese Bush Warbler, Japanese Bush-Warbler, Singing bush warbler
English, HBW: Japanese Bush-warbler
English (IOC): Japanese Bush Warbler
English (United States): Japanese Bush Warbler
Esperanto: Japana ĉetio
Spanish: Cetia Japonés, Cetia japonesa, Ruiseñor Bastardo Japonés
Spanish (Spain): Cetia japonés
Spanish (HBW): Japanese Bush Warbler
Estonian: suur-rädilind
Finnish: idänsilkkikerttu, idänsilkkikerttunen
French: Bouscarle chanteuse
Croatian: japanska svilorepa
Hungarian: japán berkiposzáta
Icelandic: Runnasöngvari
Italian: Cettia del Giappone
Japanese (romaji): atago-dori, hana-mi-dori, haru-dori, haru-tsuge-dori, hitoku-dori, kyō-yomi-dori, momochi-dori, nioi-dori, uguisu, uta-yomi-dori
Japanese: アタゴドリ, ウグイス, ウタヨミドリ, キョウヨミドリ, ニオイドリ, ハナミドリ, ハルツゲドリ, ハルドリ, ヒトクドリ, モモチドリ
Japanese (Kanji): 人来鳥, 匂鳥, 愛宕鳥, 春告げ鳥, 春鳥, 歌詠み鳥, 百千鳥, 経詠み鳥, 花見鳥, 鴬
Korean: 섬휘파람새, 휘파람새
Korean (Transliteration): seom-hwiparam-sae
Scientific: Cettia diphone, Cettia diphone diphone, Horornis diphone, Horornis diphone diphone, Sylvia diphone
Lithuanian: japoninė četija, Trumpasparnė nendrinukė
Latvian: dziedātājcetija
Dutch: Japanse Struikzanger
Norwegian: Japansanger
Polish: wierzbówka chinska, wierzbówka chińska, wierzbownik japoński
Pinyin: duǎn-chì shù-yīng, gào chūn niǎo, rìběn shù-yīng, shù-yīng
Portuguese: rouxinol-bravo-japonês
Portuguese (Portugal): cétia-japonesa
Russian: Бамбуковая камышевка , Короткокрылая камышевка
Slovak: cetia spevavá
Serbian: Japanski horornis
Swedish: Japansk cettia
Thai: นกกระจ้อยนักร้อง
Turkish: Japon çalıbülbülü
Ukrainian: Очеретянка китайська, широкохвістка китайська
Chinese: 告春鸟, 日本树莺, 树莺, 短翅树莺
Chinese (Traditional): 告春鳥, 日本樹鶯, 樹鶯, 短翅樹鶯
Chinese (Taiwan, Traditional): 日本樹鶯
Chinese (Taiwan): 日本树莺

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