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Brown bush warbler

Locustella luteoventris (Hodgson, 1845)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The brown bush warbler (Locustella luteoventris) is a species in the family Locustellidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 10 g to 13.2 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Brown bush warbler (Locustella luteoventris)
Photo: Ron Knight from Seaford, East Sussex, United Kingdom · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the brown bush warbler

Weight
10 g – 13.2 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
shrublandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
3.9src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Generalistsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Partialsrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the brown bush warbler live?

Not recorded

What is the brown bush warbler?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The brown bush warbler (Locustella luteoventris) is a songbird species. Formerly placed in the "Old World warbler" assemblage as Bradypterus luteoventrus, it is now placed in the newly recognized family Locustellidae.

It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Hong Kong, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is boreal forests during breeding and subtropical and tropical forest in the winter quarters.

From the Wikipedia article “Brown bush warbler” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brown_bush_warbler&oldid=1354932990), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the brown bush warbler endangered?

The brown bush warbler is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the brown bush warbler classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyLocustellidae
  6. genusLocustella
  7. SpeciesLocustella luteoventris (Hodgson, 1845)

Synonyms Bradypterus luteoventris, Bradypterus luteoventris luteoventris, Cettia russula, Horornis erythrogenys, Locustella luteoventris luteoventris, Lusciniopsis brevipennis, Tribura luteoventris

Other names and names in other languages (34)
  • Brown bush-warblerEnglish
  • Brown grasshopper-warblerEnglish
  • matoller bruCatalan
  • cetie jihoasijskáCzech
  • llwyndelor brownWelsh
  • Brun KratsmutteDanish
  • RostschwirlGerman
  • HodgsonschwirlGerman
  • RostbuschsängerGerman
  • bruna lokusteloEsperanto
  • Zarzalero pardoSpanish
  • ruskometsäkerttunenFinnish
  • Bouscarle russuleFrench
  • Locustelle russuleFrench
  • vörös bozótposzátaHungarian
  • Macchiarolo brunoItalian
  • チャイロオウギセッカJapanese
  • rudoji raibakrūtė devynbalsėLithuanian
  • brūnais ķauķisLatvian
  • Bruine StruikzangerDutch
  • lærsangerNorwegian
  • świerszczak płowyPolish
  • cigarrinha-castanhaPortuguese
  • cigarrinha-de-barriga-ruivaPortuguese
  • Бурая пестрогрудкаRussian
  • svrčiak burinovýSlovak
  • Smeđi cvrčićSerbian
  • brun smygsångareSwedish
  • นกกระจ้อยสีน้ำตาลThai
  • Kahverengi Çalı ÖtleğeniTurkish
  • куцокрил бурийUkrainian
  • 棕褐短翅莺Chinese
  • 棕褐短翅蝗莺Chinese
  • 棕褐短翅鶯Chinese

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Relatives of the brown bush warbler

Other species in the same genus Locustella.

LC, Least Concern
River warbler (Locustella fluviatilis)

River warbler

Locustella fluviatilis

Locustellidae

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the brown bush warbler?

An adult brown bush warbler weighs 10 g – 13.2 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the brown bush warbler endangered?

The brown bush warbler is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the brown bush warbler?

The brown bush warbler (Locustella luteoventris) belongs to the family Locustellidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

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MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{brown_bush_warbler_2026,
  title = {Brown bush warbler (Locustella luteoventris)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/brown-bush-warbler},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}