Japanese bush warbler
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| phylum | Chordata | The Japanese Bush Warbler is an Asian passerine bird more often heard than seen. Its distinctive breeding call can be heard throughout much of Japan from the start of spring.The bird is drab-coloured and secretive. It is normally only seen in spring before there is foliage in the trees. In winter the call is a low chirping. The Japanese Bush Warbler tends to remain deep in the shadow of foliage during the day. The Japanese Bush Warbler is olive brown above and tending toward dusky colors below. It has pale eyebrows. It has a beak that curves up making it look like it is smiling.
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| clade | Diapsida | |
| Class | Aves | |
| order | Passeriformes | |
| family | Cettiidae | |
| genus | Cettia | |
| species | C. diphone |
