Passeriformes / Cettiidae / Urosphena
Asian Stubtail
Urosphena squameiceps · 鳞头树莺
Introduction
A species in the family Cettiidae, first described by Robert Swinhoe in 1863. It breeds in Northeast Asia and Japan in temperate forest habitats.
Description
A small bird with a short tail. Males, females, and juveniles are similar in color, appearing brown all over with paler underparts and a darker brown crest and eyeline.
Distribution & Habitat
Breeds in portions of northeastern Asia and Japan. Non-breeding areas include Hainan, Taiwan, southeastern China, and Indochina. Prefers undergrowth in evergreen broadleaf or lowland coniferous forest.
Behavior & Ecology
Breeding males produce a high-pitched shee-shee-shee-shee or cee-cee-cee. Both males and females make a call similar to chott-chott-chott.
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Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Cettiidae
- Genus
- Urosphena
Distribution
breeds northeastern Asia; winters to southeastern Asia and Taiwan
Vocalizations
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.
