Pale-footed Bush Warbler (Hemitesia pallidipes)
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Pale-footed Bush Warbler

Hemitesia pallidipes (Blanford, 1872)

≈11 cmLength10 gWeight

This extremely shy bird hides in grass, often keeping close to the ground, and is easier to hear than to see.

Busiest months: March · Most records: China, Nepal, Vietnam

Least Concern

How to identify

Voice

Loud, explosive song; mostly quiet in winter, but both calls and song are readily heard in spring.

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: March · Most records: China, Nepal, Vietnam

Pale-footed Bush Warbler has been recorded at 60 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 7 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. LonghengChina83 records
  2. Chitwan National ParkNepal43 records
  3. Nonggang NNRChina29 records
More places
  1. Tam Dao NPVietnam17 records
  2. Cuc Phuong NPVietnam13 records
  3. Chitwan National Park - Lamo TaalNepal10 records
  4. Chitwan National Park - SaurahaNepal10 records
  5. Xunfeng Hill Eco-ParkChina10 records
  6. Red River IslandVietnam9 records
  7. Manas NP – BanasbariIndia9 records

Countries and regions with the most records

ChinaNepalVietnamIndiaThailandBhutanMyanmar (Burma)

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

Questions

How big is the Pale-footed Bush Warbler?

The Pale-footed Bush Warbler is about ≈11 cm long and weighs around 10 g.

Where does the Pale-footed Bush Warbler live?

Its breeding range: Oriental: widespread. It is most often recorded in China, Nepal and Vietnam.

When is the best time to see the Pale-footed Bush Warbler?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in March (Northern Hemisphere).

Is the Pale-footed Bush Warbler endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Pale-footed Bush Warbler as Least Concern.

What does the Pale-footed Bush Warbler eat?

Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.

What family is the Pale-footed Bush Warbler in?

It belongs to the family Cettia Bush Warblers & Allies (Cettiidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

At a glance

Length
≈11 cm
Weight
10 g
Habitat
Shrubland
Diet
Insects & other invertebrates
Lifestyle
Varied
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
49 mm
Tail
41 mm
Bill
13 mm
Tarsus
19 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Oriental: widespread

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Subspecies · 2
  • Hemitesia pallidipes pallidipes Himalayas to w Yunnan (s China) and n Myanmar | non-breeding: to s India
  • Hemitesia pallidipes laurentei c Myanmar and se Yunnan (s China) to Vietnam

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Genus
Hemitesia

Other birds in the genus Hemitesia

Neumann's WarblerNeumann's WarblerHemitesia neumanniYellow-bellied WarblerYellow-bellied WarblerAbroscopus superciliarisRufous-faced WarblerRufous-faced WarblerAbroscopus albogularisBlack-faced WarblerBlack-faced WarblerAbroscopus schisticepsMountain TailorbirdMountain TailorbirdPhyllergates cucullatusRufous-headed TailorbirdRufous-headed TailorbirdPhyllergates heterolaemusBroad-billed WarblerBroad-billed WarblerTickellia hodgsoniPhilippine Bush WarblerPhilippine Bush WarblerHorornis seebohmiJapanese Bush WarblerJapanese Bush WarblerHorornis diphoneManchurian Bush WarblerManchurian Bush WarblerHorornis canturians
Pale-footed Bush Warbler

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