Lanceolated Warbler, 10/19/2012

This Lanceolated Warbler was zigzagging quickly through the weeds on the slope at YehLiu GeoPark in search of foods. Because the weeds are dense and the bird's move was fast, it's kind of hard to take the pictures. For two days, I had only taken one picture that is somehow focused. Some people call the bird "Rat bird" in Chinese. I guess it's because the bird moves like rats. They are categorized as rare passage migrants in Taiwan.



taken at YehLiu GeoPark, New Taipei City, Taiwan, on 10/18/2012



video recorded at YehLiu GeoPark, on 10/19/2012

Chinese name:	矛斑蝗鶯
English name:	Lanceolated Warbler
Nickname:
Scientific name:	Locustella lanceolata
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Sylviidae
Species status:	Species
Conservation status:	Least Concern
Migration status:	Passage migrants in Autumn and Spring in Taiwan
Frequency of appearance:	Rare in Taiwan
Foods:	Insects
Habitat:	Brushwoods, farm fields, swamps
Altitude:	Low altitude
Behavior:	Often appear alone in brushwoods or swamps.
Characteristics:	General Characteristics: About 12 cm long. The bird is mixed with gray, light gray, black and white together. The lowerpart is slightly yellow. Eyebrow stripe is white. Eyeline is black. Throat and belly are white. Breast is white with thin vertical black lines. Head is gray with thin black lines. Back is gray with wide black lines. Summer plumage: Winter plumage: Similar species:
Breeding places:	Breeding in Russia, northeastern China, northwestern Mongolia, Korean Peninsula, Japan, etc.
Migration destinations:	Wintering in northeastern India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Brunei, Philippines, etc.
Time photographed:	10/18/2012, 10/19/2012
Location found:	YehLiu GeoPark, New Taipei City, Taiwan
Sources:	Internet
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