Passeriformes / Cettiidae / Horornis
Aberrant Bush Warbler
Horornis flavolivaceus · 异色树莺
Introduction
A species in the bush warbler family, Cettiidae, formerly included in the Old World warbler assemblage. It is found in central and southern China, and the northern extremes of Myanmar and Vietnam.
Distribution & Habitat
Occurs in Bhutan, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Thailand, Timor-Leste, and Vietnam, and may occur in northeastern and southeastern Bangladesh. Thirteen subspecies are recognised with ranges including: H. f. flavolivaceus in the central and east Himalayas; H. f. stresemanni in southwest Assam; H. f. weberi in southeast Assam and west Myanmar; H. f. intricatus in north and east Myanmar to south China; H. f. oblitus in north Indochina; H. f. sepiarius in montane north Sumatra; H. f. flaviventris in montane central and south Sumatra; H. f. vulcanius in montane Java, Bali, Lombok, and Sumbawa; H. f. kolichisi in montane Alor Island; H. f. everetti in montane Timor and Wetar; H. f. banksi in montane northwest Borneo; H. f. oreophilus in montane northeast Borneo; and H. f. palawanus in montane Palawan.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0
Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Cettiidae
- Genus
- Horornis
Taxonomy Changes
Horornis vulcanius → Horornis flavolivaceus
Subspecies lump — GBIF Backbone Taxonomy uses the former name; AviList 2025 uses the current name.
Vocalizations
Subspecies (13)
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Horornis flavolivaceus banksi
mountains of northern Borneo (Sabah and Sarawak)
Data Sources
Species description from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.
