Bush warbler

Bush warblers are small insectivorous birds belonging to the genera Cettia and Bradypterus of the Old World warbler family Sylviidae. There are about 35 species in the genera.

These are mostly dull birds, unmarked brown above, with strong legs and feet and short broad wings. Many are similar in appearance. They are mostly Asiatic, although Cetti's Warbler has a more extensive range. Southern species are usually resident, and northern are migratory.

These are quite terrestrial birds, which live in densely vegetated habitats like thick forest and reedbeds. The will walk away from disturbance rather than flush. The plumage similarities and skulking lifestyle makes these birds hard to see and identify.

The species are:

• Manchurian Bush-Warbler, Cettia canturians
• Pale-footed Bush-Warbler, Cettia pallidipes
• Japanese Bush-Warbler, Cettia diphone
• Philippine Bush-Warbler, Cettia seebohmi
• Palau Bush-Warbler, Cettia annae
• Shade Warbler, Cettia parens
• Fiji Bush-Warbler, Cettia ruficapilla
• Tanimbar Bush-Warbler, Cettia carolinae
• Brownish-flanked Bush-Warbler, Cettia fortipes
• Sunda Bush-Warbler, Cettia vulcania
• Chestnut-crowned Bush-Warbler, Cettia major
• Aberrant Bush-Warbler, Cettia flavolivacea
• Yellowish-bellied Bush-Warbler, Cettia acanthizoides
• Gray-sided Bush-Warbler, Cettia brunnifrons
• Cetti's Warbler, Cettia cetti
• African Bush-Warbler, Bradypterus baboecala
• Ja River Scrub-Warbler, Bradypterus grandis
• White-winged Scrub-Warbler, Bradypterus carpalis
• Grauer's Scrub-Warbler, Bradypterus graueri
• Bamboo Scrub-Warbler, Bradypterus alfredi
• Knysna Scrub-Warbler, Bradypterus sylvaticus
• Cameroon Scrub-Warbler, Bradypterus lopezi
• African Scrub-Warbler, Bradypterus barratti
• Bangwa Scrub-Warbler, Bradypterus bangwaensis
• Cinnamon Bracken-Warbler, Bradypterus cinnamomeus
• Victorin's Scrub-Warbler, Bradypterus victorini
• Spotted Bush-Warbler, Bradypterus thoracicus
• Long-billed Bush-Warbler, Bradypterus major
• Chinese Bush-Warbler, Bradypterus tacsanowskius
• Russet Bush-Warbler, Bradypterus seebohmi
• Brown Bush-Warbler, Bradypterus luteoventris
• Taiwan Bush-Warbler, Bradypterus alishanensis
• Ceylon Bush-Warbler, Bradypterus palliseri
• Friendly Bush-Warbler, Bradypterus accentor
• Long-tailed Bush-Warbler, Bradypterus caudatus
• Chestnut-backed Bush-Warbler, Bradypterus castaneus