Wildlifeof Bhutan
Pale-footed Bush Warbler
Warblers & Cisticolas
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Hemitesia pallidipes
Basic stats
Diet
Feeds on the lower half of grass reeds
Habitat
Grassland and scrub from the foothills up to about 1,800m in Thailand; woodland up to about 1,525m in China
Range
Himalayan region from Dehradun through the foothills of Nepal to north-eastern India
Size
Small
The pale-footed bush warbler is a warbler of the family Cettiidae found in southern Asia, in the Himalayan region west from Dehradun through the foothills of Nepal to north-eastern India. In Thailand its habitat is grassland and scrub from the foothills up to 1,800m, and in China it is found in woodland up to 1,525m (Wikipedia, general species account).
It is extremely shy and a great skulker, hard to see even in the breeding season, which runs from May to July. It moves low through grass reeds, mostly out of sight, and feeds on the lower half of the reeds. It has a loud song and remains mostly silent in winter, with call and song easily heard in spring. The source read does not name Bhutan.
Quick answers
- What does the Pale-footed Bush Warbler eat?
- Feeds on the lower half of grass reeds
- What habitat does the Pale-footed Bush Warbler live in?
- Grassland and scrub from the foothills up to about 1,800m in Thailand; woodland up to about 1,525m in China
- Where is the Pale-footed Bush Warbler found?
- Himalayan region from Dehradun through the foothills of Nepal to north-eastern India
- How big is the Pale-footed Bush Warbler?
- Small