Wildlifeof India
Asian Stubtail
Warblers & Cisticolas
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Urosphena squameiceps
Basic stats
Diet
Invertebrates (SoIB guild)
Habitat
Temperate forest; in winter undergrowth in evergreen broadleaf or lowland coniferous forest
Range
Breeds in north-east Asia and Japan; non-breeding in Hainan, Taiwan, south-eastern China and Indochina
The Asian stubtail is a small, short-tailed bird of the family Cettiidae. Males, females and juveniles after fledging are similar, brown all over with paler underparts and a darker brown crest and eyeline. It breeds in north-east Asia and Japan in temperate forest, and non-breeding areas include Hainan, Taiwan, south-eastern China and Indochina, in undergrowth of evergreen broadleaf or lowland coniferous forest (Wikipedia, general species account).
Breeding males give a high-pitched shee-shee-shee-shee or cee-cee-cee, and both sexes have a call like chott-chott-chott. The cached account does not describe its Indian range. SoIB 2023 lists it as a winter migrant forest bird that eats invertebrates, without a priority category (Wikipedia, general species account; SoIB 2023).
Quick answers
- What does the Asian Stubtail eat?
- Invertebrates (SoIB guild)
- What habitat does the Asian Stubtail live in?
- Temperate forest; in winter undergrowth in evergreen broadleaf or lowland coniferous forest
- Where is the Asian Stubtail found?
- Breeds in north-east Asia and Japan; non-breeding in Hainan, Taiwan, south-eastern China and Indochina