Birds Of Japan 35:The Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone) ウグイス

Japanese Bush Warbler ウグイス Scientific name: Horornis diphone The Japanese Bush Warbler is one of Japan’s most famous songbirds. In Japanese it is called ウグイス / Uguisu, and its spring song “hō-hokekyo” is strongly connected with the arrival of spring in Japanese culture. It is often called the “spring herald” in Japan, but it is much easier to hear than to see because it hides deep in bushes and bamboo grass. Its body is plain olive-brown to grayish-brown, with a pale eyebrow line and a slender shape. Male and female look very similar, so for a card it is better to show the bird as a general species image rather than strong male/female color differences. Canon lists its total length as about 14–15.5 cm. In Japan, it lives in dense bushes, bamboo grass, forest edges, open forest undergrowth, grasslands, and mountain scrub. Bird Research describes it as widely distributed in dense thickets and bushes from coastal areas to alpine regions, with preference for forest-edge bushes and open forest areas from montane to subalpine zones.

Japanese Bush Warbler ウグイス

The Japanese Bush Warbler is a small, shy songbird famous for its beautiful spring song in Japan. It is often found in bamboo thickets, dense shrubs, forest edges, gardens, parks, riverbanks, and mountain bushy areas. Although its voice is very familiar, the bird itself is often hard to see because it stays hidden in thick vegetation.

This bird has plain olive-brown plumage, pale underparts, a slim body, and a quiet, secretive appearance. It feeds mainly on insects, spiders, and other small invertebrates while moving low through bushes and bamboo. Its clear song is strongly associated with early spring in Japan.

Category

Bush Warblers, Songbirds, Passerines

IUCN Status

Least Concern

Habitat

Bamboo Thickets, Dense Shrubs, Forest Edges, Gardens, Parks, Riverbanks

Region

Japan, East Asia, Korea, China, Taiwan

Behavior

Hidden Movement, Spring Singing, Insect Feeding, Shrub Foraging

Population

Common and Widespread in Suitable Habitat

ウグイス Japanese Bush Warbler

ウグイスは、日本で春の美しいさえずりとしてよく知られる小型の野鳥です。 竹やぶ、低木の茂み、林縁、庭園、公園、河川敷、山地の藪などで 見られます。鳴き声はとても有名ですが、ふだんは密な植物の中に隠れて 行動するため、姿を見るのは意外と難しい鳥です。

体はオリーブ褐色で、下面は淡く、全体的に目立たない落ち着いた色合いを しています。茂みや竹やぶの低い場所を静かに移動しながら、昆虫、 クモ、小さな無脊椎動物などを食べます。澄んださえずりは、日本の春を 象徴する野鳥の声のひとつです。

Category

ウグイス科、鳴鳥、スズメ目

IUCN Status

低危険種

Habitat

竹やぶ、低木林、藪、林縁、庭園、公園、河川敷

Region

日本、東アジア、韓国、中国、台湾

Behavior

茂みに隠れて動く、春にさえずる、昆虫食、藪の中で採食

Population

適した環境では普通に見られ、広く分布

 Birds Of Japan 35-The Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone)- 日本の野鳥 35-ウグイス