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Javan Bush Warbler
Locustella montis
Javan Bush Warbler (Locustella montis) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South & Southeast Asia.
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The Javan Bush Warbler (Locustella montis) is a member of the Locustellidae family found in Australia & Oceania and South & Southeast Asia. Adults weigh 14 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Locustellidae Grassbirds & Allies
- Genus Locustella
- Species montis
Where it lives
Montane Java, Bali and Timor (eastern Lesser Sundas)
Quick facts
- Weight
- 14 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Locustellidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
Similar birds
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Javan Bush Warbler is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open scrub and shrubland, it uses a wide range of foraging strategies.
Migration
The Javan Bush Warbler is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Javan Bush Warbler (Locustella montis) is a member of the Locustellidae family, within the order Passeriformes. It is found across Australia & Oceania and South & Southeast Asia. Its distribution covers OR, AU montane Java, Bali and Timor (e Lesser Sundas).
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 14 g, with a wing length of about 5.5 cm and a tail of around 6.7 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 8,925 km² — a relatively restricted global range.
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Javan Bush Warbler?
The Javan Bush Warbler is a very small bird that weighs around 14 g.
Where does the Javan Bush Warbler live?
The Javan Bush Warbler is found across Australia & Oceania and South & Southeast Asia with a range covering OR, AU montane Java, Bali and Timor (e Lesser Sundas), where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Javan Bush Warbler belong to?
The Javan Bush Warbler (Locustella montis) belongs to the Locustellidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Javan Bush Warbler eat?
The Javan Bush Warbler is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Javan Bush Warbler migrate?
The Javan Bush Warbler is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Javan Bush Warbler endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Javan Bush Warbler make?
1 real field recording of the Javan Bush Warbler — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Javan Bush Warbler's range?
The Javan Bush Warbler has a mapped global range of about 8,925 km².
Conservation
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