Long-tailed Bush Warbler (Locustella caudata)

About the Long-tailed Bush Warbler

The long-tailed bush warbler (Locustella caudata) also known as the Long-tailed grasshopper-warbler is a species of grass warbler (family Locustellidae). It was formerly included in the "Old World warbler" assemblage. It is found only in the Philippines on the islands of Mindanao and Luzon. Three subspecies are recognised: L. c. caudata– all of Mindanao except the Zamboanga Peninsula; Longer tail L. c. malindangensis – west Mindanao in the Zamboanga Peninsula - Darker sides on face and a whiter throat L. c. unicolor – Luzon; Dark upperparts, rufous belly and a shorter tail The birds in Luzon and Mindanao have vastly different calls and the potential of there is potential for these birds to be split into their own distinctive species.