Japanese Bush Warbler
Horornis diphone
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCettiidae (Bush Warblers and Allies)
- GenusHorornis (Typical Bush Warblers)
- SpeciesHorornis diphone (Japanese Bush Warbler)
The Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone), 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. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Japanese Bush Warbler sighting in Taroko National Park, based on 17 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Taroko National Park
Yellowish-bellied Bush-Warbler
Horornis acanthizoides
Brownish-flanked Bush-Warbler
Horornis fortipes
Rufous-faced Warbler
Abroscopus albogularis
Asian Stubtail
Urosphena squameiceps
Large-billed Crow
Corvus macrorhynchos
Taiwan Yuhina
Yuhina brunneiceps
White-eared Sibia
Heterophasia auricularis
Green-backed Tit
Parus monticolus
Steere's Liocichla
Liocichla steerii
Asian House Martin
Delichon dasypus
White Wagtail
Motacilla alba
White-whiskered Laughingthrush
Trochalopteron morrisonianum
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikko National Park | 🇯🇵 Japan | |
| 2 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Japanese Bush Warbler in Taroko National Park?
About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Japanese Bush Warbler sighting in Taroko National Park, based on 17 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Japanese Bush Warbler in Taroko National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Japanese Bush Warbler in Taroko National Park in our monthly data.